Dennis Kenney

Dennis Kenney is an American actor, singer, dancer born in Boston, MA and is bi-racial. He is best known for his work as the Grinch in the New York press tour of Dr Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas![1]

Education

Kenney graduated from Lynnfield High School in Lynnfield, MA and was actively involved in varsity hockey and drama. After high school, he studied with future fellow actors Matt Bomer and Cote de Pablo at Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama.[2]

Stage Performances

On the stage he has performed the role of Eddie in the Las Vegas Company of Mamma Mia! [3] as well as The 42nd Street Revival Tour and the 40th anniversary revival of Mame at the Kennedy Center in 2006 with Christine Baranski, Harriet Harris and Emily Skinner.[4]

Television

Kenney was part of CBS Networks Ethnic Diversity Comedy Showcase and later had a minor role on The Young and the Restless. His first primetime appearance was on Comedy Central when he starred as Alex Rodriguez in the first episode of the Onion Sportsdome[5] in a segment titled "The Overcomings of Andre (The A-Rod Musical)." His most recent television performances include The Today show with Kathy Lee and Hoda,[6] CNN's Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien, Fox and Friends,[7] The Couch on CBS.[8] and The Better Show co- hosted with Kelly Bensimon.[9] As a voice actor, Kenney appeared in several 4Kids Programs including work as the voice of Brock on the Pokémon Live![10] soundtrack. He also filmed an official Pokémon promotional tape co-hosting with Andrew Rannells distributed at Target stores in the USA in 2001.[11]

External links

References

  1. ↑ "'You're a mean one…' or are you? The Grinch joins 'Garden of Dreams' Foundation to help kids – Starting Point - CNN.com Blogs". cnn.com. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "CMU School of Drama | Directory". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dennis Kenney". abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Harrison Chad, Ed Dixon, Mary Stout, Ruth Gottschall and More Join Kennedy Center Mame". Playbill. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Overcomings of Andre (The A-Rod Musical)". YouTube. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kathie Lee, Hoda warm The Grinch's heart". Today. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "'The Grinch' hangs out on 'Fox & Friends'". Fox News. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "A Christmastime Visitor Comes To WLNY-TV". cbslocal.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Better Video Network 404". better.tv. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "'Pokemon Live!' Guides Us Into 21st-Century Theater". TIME.com. 21 September 2000. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Pokémon Insider: The Video VHS Part 1 of 4". YouTube. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.