Kevin Shinick

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birthname = Kevin Thomas Shinick
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location = Merrick, New York
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Kevin Thomas Shinick (born March 19, 1969 in Merrick, New York) is an American actor, writer, director and voice actor.

Biography

Early life

Shinick was born in the Long Island suburb of Merrick, New York. He attended Sanford H. Calhoun High School, along with fellow alumn Debbie Gibson, and continued onto nearby Hofstra University where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in both theatre and communication.

Career

A year after graduating college, Shinick received his first big job when legendary actor Tony Randall cast him in his Broadway production of The Seagull opposite Ethan Hawke, Laura Linney, Tyne Daly, Jon Voight and Tony Roberts. Subsequent Broadway plays followed, including Night Must Fall with Matthew Broderick, The School For Scandal with Tony Randall, The Government Inspector with Lainie Kazan and the Tony nominated productions of Timon of Athens and Saint Joan [ [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=69755 Internet Broadway Database: Kevin Shinick Credits on Broadway ] ] .

In 1996, Shinick began entertaining television audiences as the host and Squadron Leader of the Emmy award winning television series, Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show) - a popular PBS show which launched him into Teen Magazines, onto trading cards and to the top TV Guide's list of "Top Ten Shows for Kids."

In 2002, Shinick served as writer and director for the multi-million dollar [ [http://livedesignonline.com/mag/show_business_whatever_spider Does Whatever a Spider Can ] ] production of Spider-Man Live! - A Broadway-style adaptation of the famed comic book hero that played to large venues such as Radio City Music Hall. The show embarked on a 40 city U.S. tour and had the distinction of being the country's first full length live-action stage show, based on the Marvel comic book character.

In 2004, Shinick wrote, directed and starred in the feature film, "It's About Time," an award winning [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1161949 Kevin Shinick ] ] romantic comedy in which Tony Randall makes his final appearance.

Shinick has appeared on numerous television shows and also spent two years as Head Writer for Nickelodeon's On Air Promo division. He has written and performed for shows on E!, Spike TV, VH1, Nickelodeon and most recently Cartoon Network, where he is a writer and voice actor for Seth Green's Emmy winning animated sketch show - Robot Chicken. The August 31, 2008 episode of Robot Chicken, "Tubba Bubba's Now Hubba Hubba" features a "Where in Time" storyline.

References

# [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=69755/ Kevin Shinick at the Internet Broadway Database]
# [http://livedesignonline.com/mag/show_business_whatever_spider/ Spider-Man Live! at Live Design]
# [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1161949/ Kevin Shinick at the Internet Movie Database]