Kevin Cahoon
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Kevin Cahoon is an American actor/singer/songwriter, born in Houston, Texas. Cahoon began his performing career at the age of 5 as 'The World's Youngest Rodeo Clown', performing throughout the Texas and Oklahoma Rodeo Circuits, including many consecutive seasons at The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at Houston's Astrodome and The Texas State High School Finals Rodeo, resulting in a Letter of Citation from then Texas Governor Bill Clements. At age 10 Cahoon began training at TUTS Humphrey's School of Musical Theatre and soon began his theatrical career at Houston's Theatre Under The Stars, Stages, The Main Street Theatre, and other Houston area professional theatre's. Roles in television commercials and theatre soon followed including the role of Sydney in the Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical 'Chaplin' . At 13 Cahoon won The Teen Male Vocalist Grand Championship on television's 'Star Search'. Cahoon majored in Acting at Houston's High School For The Performing and Visual Arts and received a BFA from New York University's Tisch School of The Arts at Circle In The Square.
After graduation Cahoon made his Broadway debut in 'The Who's Tommy'. On Broadway he has created the roles of George in 'The Wedding Singer', The Childcatcher in 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', Ed the hyena in 'The Lion King', as well as the revival of 'The Rocky Horror Show'. He left his role in 'The Lion King' to standby for John Cameron Mitchell in the title role of Hedwig in 'Hedwig and The Angry Inch' at The Jane Street Theatre Off-Broadway, eventually taking over the role and opening companies of 'Hedwig' in Boston, The Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and an extended 8 month run at The Victoria Theatre in San Francisco. Cahoon is also featured in the documentary film 'Whether You Like It Or Not: The True Story of Hedwig'. Other Off-Broadway credits include the role of Phil D'Armano in Andrew Lippa's 'The Wild Party' at The Manhattan Theatre Club and the role of Ellard opposite Matthew Broderick in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of 'The Foreigner', for which Cahoon received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor. For New York's City Center Encore's! Series he has been seen as Woof in 'Hair' and Peter in 'Babes in Arms' and has performed regionally in such theatre's as The Berkshire Theatre Festival, NY Stage and Film, The Zachary Scott Theatre, and portrayed the role of Gus in Garland Wright's production of 'Babes In Arms' at The Guthrie. On television Cahoon has guest starred on 'Hope and Faith', 'Law and Order', 'Law and Order:Criminal Intent', and has been seen as Kermit Jones on AMC's 'The Royale' and Ross Rothman on ABC's 'Six Degrees'. On film he can be seen in Woody Allen's 'The Curse of the Jade Scorpion', Paul Reiser's 'The Thing About My Folks', and Adrienne Shelley's 'Sudden Manhattan'.
With his New York based band, Kevin Cahoon and Ghetto Cowboy, Cahoon has played packed shows at many New York venues such as CBGB's, Don Hill's, Ars Nova, Joe's Pub, and Irving Plaza. Ghetto Cowboy has released their debut album 'Doll' which received The Out Music Award for Outstanding Debut Recording and an Honorable Mention Citation from Billboard Magazines' World Songwriters Awards. 'Doll' is available in stores across the country and the videos for their songs 'Doll' and 'Fashionista' can currently be seen in rotation on LOGO.
