Kevin David Sorbo was born on September 24,1958 and is an American actor.
28 Facts About Kevin Sorbo
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Kevin Sorbo 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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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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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 occasionally landed acting roles during this period and made his acting debut in an episode of the soap opera Santa Barbara in 1986.
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Kevin Sorbo directed two episodes of the series during its run and co-wrote one episode.
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Kevin Sorbo made his first of two appearances on Xena in the Season One episode "Prometheus" in 1995.
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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 the years playing Hercules, Kevin Sorbo played his first leading film role in Kull the Conqueror.
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Kevin Sorbo reprised his role in the second sequel, Walking Tall: Lone Justice, which released later that year.
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Kevin Sorbo appeared in the 2008 spoof film Meet the Spartans, which was a box office success despite being universally negatively reviewed by critics.
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Kevin Sorbo starred in the Albert Pyun directed science fiction vampire film Tales of an Ancient Empire.
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Kevin Sorbo was executive producer and star of the 2012 film Abel's Field.
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Kevin Sorbo voiced one of the main protagonists, Prometheus, in the Wii video game The Conduit.
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Kevin Sorbo returned to the role of Hercules in a more sinister portrayal, in the video game God of War III, which was released for the PlayStation 3 in March 2010.
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Kevin Sorbo had a prominent role in the film Soul Surfer released in 2011.
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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 voiced Crusher in the Skylanders franchise and Retro Hercules in Smite.
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In 2014 to 2016, Kevin Sorbo played wizard Gojun Pye in a series of five Mythica sword-and-sorcery fantasy films.
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In 2017, Kevin Sorbo played the ill-fated King Lar Gand of Daxam on the CW series Supergirl.
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On January 5,1998, Kevin Sorbo married actress Sam Kevin Sorbo 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; the money was donated to his charity, A World Fit For Kids.
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In 2015, Kevin Sorbo provided the foreword to Stan Holden's book Giving Candy to Strangers.
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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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Kevin Sorbo is a Christian and attends a nondenominational church, though he grew up as a Lutheran.