American actor and singer Kevin McHale

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American actor and singer Kevin McHale
American actor and singer Kevin McHale

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American actor and singer Kevin McHale was born in the provincial town of Plano, Texas in the middle of the first month of the summer of 1988.

Singer career

From 2003 to 2009, Kevin was the vocalist of the boy band NLT (Not Like Them). The American pop group released quite well-known musical compositions, one of them was included in the soundtracks for the movie Bratz (2007). The group managed to release three albums until 2008, the release of the fourth was scheduled for 2008, after which it was postponed and ultimately canceled. The breakup of the group served as an impetus for McHale to focus on his acting career. In subsequent years, Kevin McHale periodically appeared in the world of song show business - in 2011 he took part in the filming of Katy Perry's video called "Last Friday Night", and in 2012 he acted as the host of the prestigious TCA award, where a famous songwriter became his partner, singer (mezzo-soprano) Demi Lovato.

Kevin McHale
Kevin McHale

Early filmography

Kevin's acting debut took place in 2005 in the popular TV show Stuff, which has triumphantly marched across the blue screens since 1994. It was a real chance for aspiring young comedians to try their hand at the sketch genre. Total forover 10 seasons, 250 actors took part in the TV project, including Kevin McHale.

In 2007, the performer is casting for an American series filmed in mockumentary style, which tells about the curiosities and touching moments of the daily routine of office employees. McHale plays the secondary role of a courier on the screen, but the very participation in a television movie that has many film awards (Emmy, Golden Globe, etc.) serves as an excellent springboard for the further development of the artist's creative career.

Kevin McHale actor
Kevin McHale actor

More significant roles

From 2007 to 2008 McHale Kevin, an actor with two significant TV projects to his credit, starred in the American television series Zoey 101. The action of the TV movie takes place in a specialized boarding school for boys, in which several girls from California enter and try to break the usual way of life, establishing their own rules. In "Zoey 101" Kevin McHale gets one of the main roles - Dooley.

Also in 2008, the performer manages to take part in the production of the American drama series with elements of horror and black humor "True Blood", which is an adaptation of the series of works "Vampire Secrets". The film takes place in the non-existent town of Bon Tam, Louisiana. In the center of the story is the relationship between the main characters of the telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse (actress A. Paquin) and the ancient bloodsucker Bill Compton (actor S. Moyer). Neil Jones became the character of Kevin, the actor was not included in the main cast, but was included inlist of guest stars.

Losers Director's Cut Pilot Kevin McHale
Losers Director's Cut Pilot Kevin McHale

Chorus

In 2009, Losers: The Director's Cut of the Pilot Episode was released on TV, Kevin McHale played the role of Artie Abrams in it and the subsequent television series. The image of this character brought the actor worldwide fame, for participating in the project, Kevin and other performers received the Screen Actors Guild Award in the Best Actor Casting category. In Russia, the name of Ryan Murphy's series "Glee" was translated by distributors as "Losers".

A TV movie with elements of comedy, drama and a musical regularly graced the airwaves from 2009 to 2015. The plot played on the existence and life events of members of a school choir called "New Directions", which was organized in a fictional educational institution in the city of Lyme in state of Ohio. The plot branches affected not only the relationship between the choristers, but also with adults - the head of the musical group and at the same time a Spanish teacher, a tough coach of the school support group, trying to stop the choir.

Kevin Edward McHale
Kevin Edward McHale

Two different people

Unfortunately, ordinary people unfamiliar with the work of actor K. McHale confuse the performer with an American professional basketball player - the namesake of the performer. Kevin Edward McHale is of Croatian-Irish descent and played 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. After the end of his sports career, he was the head coachclub. However, McHale the athlete also has experience in TV shows. He played himself in several episodes of the Cheers sitcom: "Cheers Fallout" (season nine) and in the tenth season episode "Where All the Floorboards Go".

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