Kevin Sorbo
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Kevin spent 3 years traveling around the world, modeling for print ads
and appearing in over 150 commercials, before landing in his breakout
series
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995).
Kevin David Sorbo was born in Mound, Minnesota, on September 24, 1958,
to Ardis (Thompson), a nurse, and Lynn Nain Sorbo, a high school
teacher. His father was of Norwegian descent and his mother's ancestry
was English, Scottish, and German. In high school, he excelled at
football, baseball and basketball; in college, he played these 3
sports, plus hockey. Kevin was also in a number of plays. After leaving
college, Kevin joined an actors theater group, and traveled to Europe,
then to Sydney, Australia appearing in commercials. At the end of 1986,
he settled in Los Angeles. Kevin began to make guest appearances on
such popular shows as
Murder, She Wrote (1984).
At 6' 3" and very muscular, Kevin was a natural for the title role in
what would become his signature series
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995).
Kevin became internationally famous, and he learned the craft of
film-making well enough to direct and co-write some of the episodes.
Kevin even studied martial arts in order to do many of his own stunts.
In real life, Kevin's heart is as big as Hercules'-- he leads "A World
Fit for Kids!" as the chair and spokesperson. Kevin devotes much of his
time to "A World Fit For Kids!" which is a successful mentoring model
that trains inner-city teens to use school, fitness, sports and
positive role models for themselves, and then become the coaches and
mentors for younger children. In 1998, Kevin married lovely actress
Sam Sorbo, best known for her dual
role on
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
as Serena/the Golden Hind ("Hind" is a female red deer).
and appearing in over 150 commercials, before landing in his breakout
series
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995).
Kevin David Sorbo was born in Mound, Minnesota, on September 24, 1958,
to Ardis (Thompson), a nurse, and Lynn Nain Sorbo, a high school
teacher. His father was of Norwegian descent and his mother's ancestry
was English, Scottish, and German. In high school, he excelled at
football, baseball and basketball; in college, he played these 3
sports, plus hockey. Kevin was also in a number of plays. After leaving
college, Kevin joined an actors theater group, and traveled to Europe,
then to Sydney, Australia appearing in commercials. At the end of 1986,
he settled in Los Angeles. Kevin began to make guest appearances on
such popular shows as
Murder, She Wrote (1984).
At 6' 3" and very muscular, Kevin was a natural for the title role in
what would become his signature series
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995).
Kevin became internationally famous, and he learned the craft of
film-making well enough to direct and co-write some of the episodes.
Kevin even studied martial arts in order to do many of his own stunts.
In real life, Kevin's heart is as big as Hercules'-- he leads "A World
Fit for Kids!" as the chair and spokesperson. Kevin devotes much of his
time to "A World Fit For Kids!" which is a successful mentoring model
that trains inner-city teens to use school, fitness, sports and
positive role models for themselves, and then become the coaches and
mentors for younger children. In 1998, Kevin married lovely actress
Sam Sorbo, best known for her dual
role on
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
as Serena/the Golden Hind ("Hind" is a female red deer).