Kevin Mambo

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Kevin Mambo
Kevin Mambo in 2009
Born	June 29 Harare, Zimbabwe
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Playing Fela Kuti in the Broadway Musical, 'Fela!'
Awards	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (1996) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (1997)

Kevin Mambo (born June 29, 1972) is a Zimbabwean/Canadian actor and musician.

He is best known for his role on the CBS Daytime serial Guiding Light in the role of Marcus Williams, which won him two Daytime Emmys and for his role as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti in the Broadway production of the musical Fela!

Early life

Kevin Mambo was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An avid musician, he was in the church choir as a child and started playing piano at age 8, saxophone at age 10, and the guitar at age 19.^[1] He attended Aden Bowman Collegiate in Saskatoon and then Brentwood College School in Mill Bay, British Columbia. He studied Political Science and African History at McGill University in Montreal,Quebec where he also took classes at the McGill Jazz Conservatory.^[2] Kevin then transferred to the University of Southern California where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.^[3]

Career

Kevin Mambo most recently appeared in The Book of Mormon (musical) as Mafala during the first National Tour (2012-2013). Before that, he appeared as Chancellor in Danai Gurira's The Convert (directed by Emily Mann) in 2011-2012.^[4] He played Fela Anikulapo-Kuti in the Broadway production of the musical Fela! at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.,^[5] and appeared off-Broadway in Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Ruined at Manhattan Theatre Club and at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Hoodoo Love at Cherry Lane Theatre, Once Around the Sun at Zipper Factory Theater, and Fela is a Weapon at the Shrine Theater. Film and television credits include Cadillac Records; Nina;^[6] Mistresses (U.S. TV series); Guiding Light (two-time Daytime Emmy Award for Younger Lead Actor in a Drama Series); One Life to Live; Soul Food (TV series); Any Day Now; Law & Order; Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Deadline; Law & Order: Trial by Jury; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Spin City; Family Matters; Freshman Dorm; The Firing Squad and One of Us Tripped.^[7]

References

External links

v t e Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (1990–1999)

Andrew Kavovit, As the World Turns (1990) Rick Hearst, Guiding Light (1991) Kristoff St. John, The Young and the Restless (1992) Monti Sharp, Guiding Light (1993) Roger Howarth, One Life to Live (1994) Jonathan Jackson, General Hospital (1995) Kevin Mambo, Guiding Light (1996) Kevin Mambo, Guiding Light (1997) Jonathan Jackson, General Hospital (1998) Jonathan Jackson, General Hospital (1999)

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Persondata
Name	Mambo, Kevin
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian actor
Date of birth	June 29, 1972
Place of birth	Harare, Zimbabwe
Date of death
Place of death

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