Kevin Stea
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Kevin Alexander Stea (b. 17 October 1970, Hollywood, California) is a dancer, choreographer, actor and model.
Stea is of partial Chinese background. He grew up in various places in the USA, and then completed his high school education in Singapore at the United World College of South East Asia. Following that, he went on to the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television.
A gymnast while in his youth, Stea began dancing seriously while he was at college. A year after his first dance job, he was hired by Madonna. He served as dance captain and assistant choreographer on Madonna's 1990 Blond Ambition Tour, and appeared several times in the documentary Truth or Dare, which was made about the tour. Subsequently, Stea danced and assisted with choreography for Michael Jackson. He has also worked with several other high-profile music acts including Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue, Whitney Houston, David Bowie, Gloria Gaynor, Janet Jackson, George Michael, Toni Braxton and Cher.
Stea has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, mainly in dancer roles, including Newsies, Melrose Place, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Showgirls, The Birdcage, Charlie's Angels, Friends, Austin Powers in Goldmember, and Rent.