1. Kevin David Sorbo was born on September 24,1958 and is an American actor.
25 Facts About Kevin Sorbo
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Kevin Sorbo has had starring roles in two television series: as Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and as Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda.
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In between his years playing Hercules, Sorbo played his first leading film role in the 1997 fantasy film Kull the Conqueror.
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Kevin Sorbo is known for acting in Christian films, such as God's Not Dead and Let There Be Light.
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Kevin Sorbo was born in Mound, Minnesota, on September 24,1958.
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Kevin Sorbo attended Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he double majored in marketing and advertising.
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Kevin Sorbo continued working in advertising and by the early 1990s, he had appeared in over 150 commercials.
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One of the popular commercials he appeared in was for Jim Beam bourbon whiskey, known for Kevin Sorbo's repeated catchphrase, "This ain't Jim Beam".
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Kevin Sorbo's acting career continued with guest appearances in Murder She Wrote and The Commish.
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In 1993, Kevin Sorbo received his breakthrough leading role as the ancient greek demigod Hercules in a series of five television films that aired as part of Universal Television's Action Pack.
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Kevin Sorbo made his final appearance as Hercules on Xena, in the Season Five episode "God Fearing Child", which aired in February 2000.
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In between his years playing Hercules, Kevin Sorbo played his first leading film role in the 1997-released film Kull the Conqueror.
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In July 1997, it was announced that Sorbo would star in Black Dog for around $3 million, with Kevin Hooks slated to direct and produce and the intention to shoot in September during Sorbo's hiatus from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
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Kevin Sorbo reprised the role of Hercules in the video game God of War III and worked together with his wife on the game Cloudberry Kingdom.
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In 2014, Kevin Sorbo co-starred in God's Not Dead, a Christian film in which he portrayed an atheist college professor who requires his students to disown their religions on the first day of his class.
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Kevin Sorbo appeared in the 2015 romantic comedy Single in South Beach, starring Haley Webb.
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In 2017, Kevin Sorbo directed and starred in the Christian drama film Let There Be Light, which featured conservative pundit Sean Hannity, who was an executive producer.
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Kevin Sorbo is described as bringing "puckish charm and credible warmth to his role".
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On January 5,1998, Kevin Sorbo married actress Sam Jenkins, whom he met the previous year when she had a small recurring role on Hercules.
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In 2001, Kevin Sorbo was featured on a celebrity edition of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, winning $32,000.
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In late 1997, while on a publicity tour for Kull the Conqueror and between the fourth and fifth seasons of Hercules, the newly engaged Kevin Sorbo experienced an aneurysm in his shoulder which caused three strokes.
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In 2013, Kevin Sorbo received the Public Leadership in Neurology Award from the American Academy of Neurology and the American Brain Foundation for his efforts raising awareness about stroke.
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Kevin Sorbo received the 2013 Inspiration Honors Award from the Invisible Disabilities Association.
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In 2022, Kevin Sorbo was a featured speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
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In 2023, Kevin Sorbo published a children's book entitled The Test of Lionhood, which explores the theme of masculinity from a Christian perspective for young boys, as part of a larger fight in defense of the virtues of masculinity, which he says are being eroded in Hollywood and in society at large.