Kevin Stea
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Kevin Alexander Stea (born 17 October 1969) is an American dancer, choreographer, actor and model.
Stea was born in Hollywood. He is half-Caucasian and half-Chinese. He grew up in various places in the United States (California, Marlette, Michigan, Eugene, Oregon, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Santa Fe, New Mexico), and then completed his high school education in Singapore as a scholar at the United World College of South East Asia, where he received the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Following that, he went on to the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television, which he left to go to on tour with Madonna.
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 as dance captain, dancer and assistant choreographer on her 1990 Blond Ambition Tour. Stea 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 numerous other high-profile music acts including Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue, Whitney Houston, David Bowie, Gloria Gaynor, Cher, Celine Dion, Janet Jackson, George Michael, Toni Braxton, Prince, Britney Spears, The Pussycat Dolls, Beyonce, Rihanna and Christina Aguilera.
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, Rent, Scrubs and Naked Boys Singing. He has appeared in over 50 commercials, most notably for Gap and Old Navy. Stea also spent several years in Italy, performing, singing and choreographing on a variety shows including Buona Domenica, Non Dimenticate Lo Spazziolino Da Denti and Carramba Che Sorpresa.
