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Kevin Weisman was born and raised in Los Angeles, and he received a BA from UCLA's prestigious School of Theatre/Film/Television and also studied at New York's Circle in the Square Theatre.

Weisman has frequently worked as an actor and producer with the award-winning and critically acclaimed Buffalo Nights Theatre Company, of which he is a founding member. Most recently he starred as Griffith J. Griffith in the award-winning "Crazy Drunk" at the John Anson Ford Theatre. He also appeared in the title role in Arthur Schnitzler's "Anatol," Jean Giraudoux's "Apollo of Bellac," which received a Garland for Production of the Year and seven LA Weekly Award nominations, Archibald McCleish's "J.B," "Suburban Motel," Arthur Miller's "Incident at Vichy," Oscar Wilde's "Salome" and the West Coast premiere of Jonathon Marc Sherman's "Sophistry." Additional theatre credits include "Tis Pity She's a Whore," "The Greeks" -- which received the LA Weekly 1999 Production of the Year Award -- and "The Goldoni Trilogy" at the Mark Taper.

Weisman's television credits include recurring and guest-starring roles on many shows, including Felicity, Roswell, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X-Files, Gideon's Crossing, Frasier, ER, Just Shoot Me and The Drew Carey Show. He also appeared in the television film "Beverly Hills Family Robinson."

Weisman recently completed a cameo in Kevin Smith's upcoming film, "The Passion of the Clerks." Additional feature film credits include Gone in Sixty Seconds, "Lip Service," the 1998 Slamdance Audience Award-winning "Man of the Century," "Robbers" and "Buying the Cow." He also produced and acted in the feature film "Illusion," directed by and starring Michael Goorjian, along with Kirk Douglas. "Illusion" won the Best Screenplay Award at the 12th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival, and it was an official selection of the 16th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. It competed at the 8th Annual Sonoma Valley Film Festival, winning the Audience Award, and the 1st Annual Inspiration Film Festival in Santa Monica, winning the Audience Award and Inspiration Jury Award. Also seen at the Maui Film Festival, the film was recently purchased for distribution and will be seen in theatres later this year.

Weisman is currently recording an album and touring with his band, Trainwreck, with Kyle Gass from Tenacious D. He was married in May 2005 to Jodi Tanowitz, and their first child was expected in April 2006.

More information and updates can be found at www.kevinweisman.com.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN Los Angeles, CA
BIRTHDATE December 29
(courtesy of ABC)

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