Kevin Booth was born on October 2,1961 and is an American film director, producer, lecturer and musician.
19 Facts About Kevin Booth
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Kevin Booth was known for his documentary film series American Drug War.
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Kevin Booth explored controversial subjects such as the Waco siege and the New World Order.
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Kevin Booth met Bill Hicks and Dwight Slade at Stratford High School in Houston, Texas.
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Kevin Booth played the bass and Hicks the lead guitar and lead vocals.
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Kevin Booth started the rock band Year Zero, with Brent Ballard, Robert Reilly, Patrick Allen Brown and Ron Fair.
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When Year Zero broke up, Kevin Booth continued working with drummer Pat Brown and formed Marble Head Johnson.
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Kevin Booth wrote and performed with Hicks on Arizona Bay and Marble Head Johnson.
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In 1982, while living in Austin, Kevin Booth started Absolute Creative Entertainment production company with Hicks, which became Sacred Cow Productions.
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In 1989, Kevin Booth was a producer at the local public access station in Austin called ACTV.
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Kevin Booth produced most of Hick's videos, full-length comedy concerts, and CDs, including Relentless.
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Kevin Booth appeared in the 2009 documentary about his friend's life entitled American: The Bill Hicks Story.
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In 2012, Kevin Booth collaborated with several companies providing him the financial means to produce this documentary about the medicinal benefits of marijuana.
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Kevin Booth completed works about political issues, such as the Waco siege and the New World Order conspiracy theory.
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Kevin Booth directed American Drug War: The Last White Hope to examine governmental policies concerning drugs since Richard Nixon declared a "war on drugs" in 1971.
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Kevin Booth directed Shadows of Sofia To examine Russian manipulation on the small eastern European country of Bulgaria.
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Kevin Booth has shown clips of How Weed Won the West and later his documentary American Drug War: The Last White Hope and lectured at universities and other organizations about American drug policy and legalization of marijuana.
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Kevin Booth is married to Trae Painter Kevin Booth, who was an associate producer, production accountant and make-up artist on American Drug War 2: Cannabis Destiny.
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Kevin Booth has been an actor, camera operator, cinematographer and has appeared as himself in documentaries, videos and on television.