Basic Information About Kevin Sorbo
Category | Celebrities βΊ Actors |
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Professions | Actor, Voice Actor, Model, Television producer, Film Producer, Spokesperson, Bouncer |
Net worth | $14,000,000 |
Date of birth | 1958-09-24 (66 years old) |
Place of birth | Mound |
Nationality | United States of America |
Curiosities and Trademarks | Long hair Deep voice The title role in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) Towering height and muscular frame |
Spouse | Sam Sorbo - (5 JanuaryΒ 1998 - present)Β (3 children) |
Gender | Male |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Social Media | βοΈ Wikipedia βοΈ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Kevin Sorbo win?
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Kevin Sorbo roles
Movie / Series | Role |
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The Girl Who Believes in Miracles | Dr. Ben Riley |
Soul Surfer | Holt Blanchard |
Meet the Spartans | Captain |
God's Not Dead | Professor Radisson |
Mythica: A Quest for Heroes | Gojun Pye |
Bitch Slap | Mr. Phoenix |
Kull the Conqueror | Kull |
According to Jim | Daryl Bochner 1 episode, 2003 |
Dharma & Greg | Charlie 4 episodes, 2001 |
Xena: Warrior Princess | Hercules 3 episodes, 1995-2000 |
Gary Unmarried | Seven 1 episode, 2009 |
Just Shoot Me! | Scott 1 episode, 1999 |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2004 |
Murder, She Wrote | Michael Burke 1 episode, 1993 |
Santa Barbara | Lars 1 episode, 1986 |
Psych | Byrd Tatums 1 episode, 2007 |
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Kevin Sorbo 1 episode, 2012 |
1st & Ten | Barry 1 episode, 1988 |
The Middleman | Guy Goddard 1 episode, 2008 |
The Talk | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2011 |
Hope & Faith | Kenny 1 episode, 2004 |
Two and a Half Men | Andy 1 episode, 2006 |
Hawaii Five-0 | Carlton Bass 1 episode, 2010 |
Andromeda | Captain Dylan Hunt 110 episodes, 2000-2005 |
The Daily Show | Self 1 episode, 1998 |
The Maury Povich Show | Self 1 episode, 1998 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self 4 episodes, 1995-2000 |
Chelsea Lately | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2007 |
Cybill | Rick 1 episode, 1995 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest 1 episode, 1998 |
Kevin Sorbo's Quotes
- (On losing the opportunity to star in The New Adventures of Superman (1993)) "You know what? It happened for the right reason. Although, I would have made a good Clark Kent. I look better in glasses".
- I've always been a religious guy, but not overly religious. I've always believed in God and Jesus. I pray.
- It doesn't matter how successful you are in this business, it's tough to get through the next door.
- I'm definitely more understanding of people who have disabilities and who are suffering.
- If you ever watched 'Hercules,' you can see that it was made in a comical way for the most part. I remember getting lots of letters from kids around the world saying that the show helped them curb their temper and not look for trouble and just walk away from it because that was the stronger thing to do.
Interesting Facts about Kevin Sorbo
- (Fall 1997) Underwent drug therapy for an aneurysm in his left shoulder; complications from the medication forced him to withdraw from a planned role in Black Dog (1998) and he was replaced by Patrick Swayze.
- He was runner-up to Dean Cain for the role of Superman on TV's The New Adventures of Superman (1993).
- Worked as a bouncer & a model before getting his break in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995).
- Began his career with a one-liner in a TV commercial for Jim Beam whiskey: 'This ain't Jim Beam.'.
- Was a possible for David Duchovny's role in The X Files (1993).
- Born at 7:48am-CDT
- First child, son Braeden Sorbo (Braedon Cooper Sorbo), was born to his wife Sam Sorbo weighing in at 7 pounds, 8 ounces, in Henderson, Nevada. [August 2001]
- Attended Minnesota State University Moorhead (then known as Moorhead State University).
- He and his wife Sam own a house in Park City, Utah's St. Regis Deer Valley resort.
- Second child, son Shane Sorbo (Shane Haaken Sorbo), weighing in at 12 pounds, 6 ounces. [31 March 2004].
- Lost twenty pounds of muscles between the end of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) and the beginning of Andromeda (2000) He has since regained the muscle mass.
- Third child, a daughter - Octavia Flynn, was born to his wife Sam Sorbo on October 16, 2005. Their daughter weighed in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces.
- An avid golfer, he is a celebrity spokesman for Dixon Golf, an eco-friendly golf company in Tempe, Arizona.
- Has a park named after him in Mound, Minnesota, called Sorbo park.
- Reported to have suffered several small strokes during the filming of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995).
- Is a self-described independent who voted for Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.
- He is of Norwegian descent on his father's side, and of English, Scottish, and German ancestry on his mother's side.
- Sorbo grew up in a Lutheran family. He has very strong Christian faith.
- His notable Christian drama films are God's Not Dead (2014) and Let There Be Light (2017).
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