- Kevin Shinick
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name = Kevin Shinick
birthname = Kevin Thomas Shinick
birthdate = birth date and age|1969|3|19
location =Merrick ,New York
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spouse =Kevin Thomas Shinick (born
March 19 ,1969 inMerrick ,New York ) is an Americanactor ,writer , director andvoice actor .Biography
Early life
Shinick was born in the
Long Island suburb ofMerrick ,New York . He attendedSanford H. Calhoun High School , along with fellow alumnDebbie Gibson , and continued onto nearbyHofstra 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 oppositeEthan Hawke ,Laura Linney ,Tyne Daly ,Jon Voight andTony Roberts . Subsequent Broadway plays followed, including Night Must Fall withMatthew Broderick , The School For Scandal with Tony Randall, The Government Inspector withLainie 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 asRadio City Music Hall . The show embarked on a 40 city U.S. tour and had the distinction of being the country's first full lengthlive-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 recentlyCartoon Network , where he is a writer and voice actor forSeth 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]
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