Joseph D. Kucan

Infobox actor
name = Joseph Kucan
[http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2007/225/kaneswrath043_embed.jpgJoe Kucan as Kane]
caption = Kucan as Kane in ""
birthdate = birth date and age|1965|3|19
location = Herderson, Nevada, U.S.
height =
deathdate =
birthname = Joseph David Kucan
othername = Joe Kucan
homepage =
notable role = Kane in "Command & Conquer"
spouse =
Car = 1992 Saab Turbo Convertible (owned sometime during 1994 - 2002)

Joseph David Kucan (born March 19 1965) is a director, actor, writer, and casting director for various gaming companies and movies. He is a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Early life

Kucan was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has two younger brothers, Michael and Daniel. His parents, Kenn and Jenny, worked as public school teachers in Clark County for 35 years (Kenneth Kucan taught English at Ed W. Clark High School) He began acting at the age of 10 in a local community theatre production of "The Riddle Machine." Soon after, he was one of the founding members of the Rainbow Company, a theatre training program for young people sponsored by the City of Las Vegas. Kucan was involved with that program for 8 years, receiving training in all aspects of theatre arts. After graduating from Bonanza High School and the Rainbow Company in 1983, Kucan moved to California and took a job as a staff actor with the Firebird Theatre Company, a touring repertory theatre company in Los Angeles. He left after one season and returned to Las Vegas, enrolling at UNLV as a theatre arts major. He then returned to the Rainbow Company, taking the position of Educational Director. For the next 10 years, Kucan taught, directed, acted, designed, choreographed and otherwise worked on more than 50 plays, musicals and experimental projects. He left the Rainbow Company in 1994 and went to work for Westwood Studios where he served as the Director of Dramatic Assets for 8 years.

Career

Kucan started working with Westwood Studios in 1994, and directed as well as acted in all the "Command & Conquer" titles except for ' (for which he only directed the cutscenes - Kane does not appear in game) and ' (for which there is no full motion video). Kucan portrays the series' most iconic character, Kane, the messianic/prophetic leader of a pseudo-religious mass movement with transhumanist ambitions called The Brotherhood of Nod. He also directed and acted in various films and computer and video games over the years such as "Clover's Movie", "Luckytown", "Monkey on Mama's Back" and a computer game based upon "Blade Runner", for which he also was a writer.

He is also featured in ' and the subsequent expansion pack ' for both PC and Xbox 360, where he reprises his role as Kane.

Kucan was recently inducted into the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008 as the longest recurring actor in any video game franchise to date for his portrayal of Kane.

Game FMVs/movies directed/acted

* "" (1992), Virgin Games
* "" (1993), Avalon Interactive
* "" (1994), Virgin Interactive
* "Monopoly" (1995), Hasbro Interactive
* "Command & Conquer" (1995), Westwood Studios (played Kane and directed cut-scenes)
* "" (1996), Westwood Studios (played Kane and directed cut-scenes)
* "" (1997), Avalon Interactive
* "Blade Runner" (1997), Virgin Interactive
* "Dune 2000" (1998), Westwood Studios
* "" (1999), Westwood Studios
* "" (1999), Westwood Studios - EA Games (played Kane and directed cut-scenes)
* "Nox" (2000), EA Games
* "" (2000), Westwood Studioes - EA Games (played Kane and directed cut-scenes)
* "" (2001), Westwood Studios - EA Games
* "" (2001), Westwood Studios - EA Games
* "" (2002), Westwood Studios - EA Games
* "" (2002), Westwood Studios - EA Games (voiced Kane and directed cut-scenes)
* "" (2002), EA Games
* "" (2002), EA Games
* "" (2007), Electronic Arts (played Kane)
* "" (2008), Electronic Arts (played Kane)
* "" (2008), EA Black Box - EA (directing cut-scenes)

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