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Revision as of 03:55, 8 December 2011
Kevin Kennedy | |
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| Born | Kevin Patrick Williams 7 September 1961 Manchester, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, producer, singer, and guitarist |
| Years active | 1983–2011 |
| Spouse | David Gillooly |
| Children | Rebecca Hill |
Kevin Kennedy (born Kevin Patrick Williams, 7 September 1961, Manchester) is an English actor, writer, producer, singer, and guitarist, best known for playing the bottle-lensed Curly Watts in ITV's long running soap opera Coronation Street between 1983 and 2003.
Early life
Kennedy was born in Manchester. He attended St Paul's RC Secondary High School. After that, he went on to study drama at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University).
Career
Kennedy was in the band Paris Valentinos, which also contained Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke, who later played in The Smiths.
Kennedy played the role of Curly Watts between 1983 and 2003.
Kennedy was manager at Fresco in Weatherfield while married to the love of his life Raquel.
After a short break from acting while recovering from alcohol addiction,[1] in May 2000, Kennedy released a song and album named Bulldog Nation with his band The Bunch of Thieves, on the RCA Records label. The single peaked at number 70 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Kennedy returned to Coronation Street a few months later, before leaving finally in September 2003. In 2010, it was confirmed that he would return to Coronation Street to film scenes for its 50th anniversary DVD.[3]
Kennedy was the writer and producer of the film Spanish Capers, which was released in 2005.
In an interview in July 2007, Kennedy said that with the right storyline, he would consider a return to Coronation Street.
Also in 2009, he appeared in a Daz "Cleaner Close" advert, and played the part of ageing hippy Pop in the touring production of Ben Elton's We Will Rock You[4] before joining the cast of the London production in 2010.
Personal life
Kennedy currently lives with his wife, Clare, and daughters Katie-May (born 2004) and Grace (born 2006). He also has a son, Ryan (born 1987), with his former wife, Dawn.
He is a supporter of Manchester City F.C.
TV credits
- Dear Ladies (1983)
- Coronation Street (1983–2003)
- Comic Relief (1988)
- On The Waterfront (1989)
- The Royal Variety Performance (1989)
- The Mrs. Merton Show (1995)
- The South Bank Show (1995)
- This Is Your Life – "Anne Kirkbride" (1998)
- Football Crazy (1999)
- Friday Night's All Wright (2000)
- Live Talk (2000)
- Top Ten (2000)
- Loose Women (2000–2007)
- Stars and Their Lives – "Amanda Barrie" (2001)
- It Shouldn't Happen to a... Soapstar (2002)
- V Graham Norton (2002)
- Stars in Their Eyes (2002–2003)
- Russian Roulette – "Boys v. Girls" (2003)
- Weddings (2003)
- Today with Des and Mel (2003)
- Astounding Celebrities (2003)
- Richard & Judy (2003–2004)
- GMTV (2004)
- This Morning (2004)
- TV's 50 Greatest Stars (2006)
- Doctors (2006)
- You Can't Fire Me, I'm Famous (2007)
- Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Sunday Drives a [clarification needed]
- The Podge and Rodge Show (2008)
- The British Soap Awards 2008 (2008)
- Cleaner Close (Daz advert) (2009)
- Coronation Street Knight's Tale (2010)
Albums
- Bulldog Nation (2000)
- Present Kennedy (2002)
Film credits
- Spanish Capers (2005) (Writer and Producer)
References
- ^ Blyth, Gavin (20 February 2000). "I was a washed-up alcoholic soap star until the day I started". Sunday Mirror.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 299. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Ken Morley and Kevin Kennedy to return to Coronation Street | Unreality TV". Primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ Published on Wed Apr 15 11:45:53 BST 2009. "Get ready to go Ga Ga over We Will Rock You - News". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
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