Kevin Stea

Infobox actor


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name = Kevin Stea
birthdate = 17 October 1969
birthplace = Hollywood, California

Kevin Alexander Stea (born 17 October 1969, in Hollywood, California) is an American dancer, choreographer, actor and model.

Stea is half-Caucasian and half-Chinese. He grew up in various places in the United States (California, Marlette, Michigan, Eugene, Oregon, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Santa Fe, New Mexico), and then completed his high school education in Singapore as a scholar at the United World College of South East Asia, where he received the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Following that, he went on to the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television, which he left to pursue a dance career. [http://amck.tv/artists2.php?aid=380&category=Choreographer Talent Portfolio: Kevin Stea] , amck.tv, retrieved on 24 August 2008 ]

A gymnast while in his youth, Stea began dancing seriously while he was at college. A year after his first dance job, he was hired by Madonna as dance captain, dancer and assistant choreographer on her 1990 Blond Ambition Tour. [ [http://www.answers4dancers.com/nonmembers/success_ks.asp Kevin Stea Success Story] , answers4dancers.com, retrieved on 24 August 2008 ] [http://dominiclucero.8m.com/stea.html Kevin Stea] , dominiclucero.8m.com, retrieved on 24 August 2008 ] [ [http://axnational.e-p.net.au/feature/the-naked-truth-2.html The Naked Truth] , axnational.e-p.net.au, retrieved on 24 August 2008 ] Stea appeared several times in the documentary "Truth or Dare", which was made about the tour. Subsequently, Stea danced and assisted with choreography for Michael Jackson. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824084/ Kevin Alexander Stea] , imdb.com, retrieved on 24 August 2008 ] He has also worked with numerous other high-profile music acts including Prince, Ricky Martin, Janet Jackson, George Michael, David Bowie, Celine Dion, Macy Gray, Anastacia and the Pussycat Dolls. [ [http://www.amck.tv/includes/pdf/artist_cv.php?id=380 Kevin Stea] , amck.tv, retrieved on 24 August 2008]

Stea has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, mainly in dancer roles, including "Newsies", "Melrose Place", "", "Showgirls", "The Birdcage", "Charlie's Angels", "Friends", "Austin Powers in Goldmember", "Rent", "Scrubs" and "Naked Boys Singing". He has appeared in over 50 commercials, most notably for Gap, Old Navy and Pepsi. [ [http://www.kevinstea.com/ kevinstea.com] , retrieved on 24 August 2008 ] Stea also spent several years in Italy, performing, singing and choreographing on a variety shows including "Buona Domenica", "Non Dimenticate Lo Spazziolino Da Denti" and "Carramba Che Sorpresa".

References

External links

* [http://www.kevinstea.com/ The Official Kevin Stea site]
*imdb name|0824084
* [http://www.myspace.com/kevinstea MySpace page]