Ronnie Kerr

Ronnie Kerr
Born Ronald George Smith III
March 30, 1974
Pompton Plains, New Jersey U.S.
Occupation Actor, writer, producer
Years active 1987–present

Ronnie Kerr (born March 30, 1974) is an American actor, best known for playing the role of Romeo in The Army Show and writing, producing and acting in his own movie "Shut up and Kiss Me" in 2010.[1] He also has starred in many other films. He also has worked as a personal trainer to several celebrity clients. His first TV role was in NYPD Blue in 2001, this then lead onto various other film and TV roles.[2]

Before being an actor, he was a doorman, bartender, tennis coach, cashier and a waiter.[2]

He was born Ronald George Smith III in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. He went to Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma with a full tennis scholarship but then injured his ankle. While rehabilitating, he started using the gym more frequently and carried on fitness training.[2]

He is gay and was out to his friends and family. He is quoted in an interview in February 2008 as saying,

“ My friends and family were very accepting and loving and I felt lucky to grow up in a small town that happened to have a gay bar. I know a lot of young men and women who are gay and are growing up completely isolated from any gay life, so it becomes hard to find things to identify with[2] ”

But he was then outed in public in July 2007, when he was spotted in a Chicago gay bar with newly-out basketball player John Amaechi.[3]

Career

He moved to Los Angeles in 1996, to act in his first action film "Absolute Aggression" (also starring Robert Davi), which then led to other films.

As well as an actor, he has been a personal trainer to Julie Benz, Rebecca Gayheart, Eliza Dushku, Al Santos, Sean Patrick Flannery, and Andy Milonakis.[2]

In 2006, he appeared on the cover of the book "The Superhero's Closet" by H. Andrew Lynch.[4]

In 2007, he moved from LA to Denver, Colorado, where he became the Director of Operations and Marketing for Genesis Fitness.[2] He was still acting and appeared in the third (and final) series of The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search.[2] when he started working on a web series called 'Flab2Fab!' in which he trained gym clients.[5]

In 2008, he wrote a fitness column for the Canadian abOUT Magazine, before it closed in 2010/2011.[6]

In 2011, he moved to San Diego, as many of his friends had already moved there.[7] He then formed his own production company, Kerrdog Productions.[7] Also in 2011, he started production on two new feature films, “Gym Bunnies”, a comedy about gay men at the gym, and “Safe Word,” a thriller set in San Diego.[7]

In 2014, he is working on a new web series "Stripping It All Away", a docu-reality series focusing on the lives of gay men, with Aaron Heier .[8][9]

He was voted one of the top three trainers in Denver, Colorado by Mile High Sports Magazine and voted one of top two trainers in Dallas, Texas by the Dallas Voice.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Director Notes
2013 Vampire Boys 2: The New Brood Judah Steven Vasquez [10]
2012 Legalize Love spokesman on a gay marriage campaign Luke Montgomery Part of the Legalizelove.com campaign[11]
2012 Saltwater Will Baston Charlie Vaughn With Ian Roberts and singer/songwriter Justin Utley[1]
2012 The 49th Line Jeff Drew O'Kane Stars with Christopher Stapleton and Mike Korich
2012 Counter Culture (TV Movie) Tate Ted Wass Shown on ABC
2010 Shut Up and Kiss Me Ben Devin Hamilton Ronnie wrote, acted and produced this short film[12]
2008 Daydream Obsession 3: Legacy Greg Thomas R. Smyth [13]
2006 Love Life Stranger in park Damion Dietz
2006 Can't Buy Me Love Jack Thompson Todd Wilson Short 20-minute film, won the Dallas OUT TAKES Best Short Film of 2006[14]
2006 Sinful Jim Tony Marsiglia Also stars Misty Mundae[15]
2006 Getting It Straight Billy the cocktail waiter (credited as 'Ron Smith') Brian Michael Pelletier Also stars Charlene Tilton[16]
2005 Regarding Billy Billy Jeff London Also features Jack Sway and Jason Van Eman[17]
2005 No Match Found Kevin Brian Pelletier Short 90 min debut from writer/director Brian as part of his screenwriting class at Los Angeles Valley College
2002 Out of Sync George Robert Pena Was aired on ABC
2001 Facing the Enemy Man on the street (uncredited) Robert Malenfant
2000 Lesson of the Assassin Asassain #1 James Glenn Dudelson
1999 Pit of Vipers Montana Joe Joel M. Rice Also stars Mark Schrier, Dion DeRizzo and Elizabeth Johnson
1998 Shampoo Horns Bartender Manuel Toledano [18]
1997 Cyber Vengeance Nazi Major (uncredited role) J. Christian Ingvordsen Stars Robert Davi[19]
1996 Absolute Aggression Lugosi J. Christian Ingvordsen Stars Robert Davi[20]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
2007 DanceLife Appearance a dance-oriented United States TV reality show
2003-2005 Merge Resident carpenter A TV makeover program, hosted by Lisa Rinna on Lifetime
2001 NYPD Blue E.M.T. Uncredited role
1999 V.I.P. Boxing Handler in Season 1 'Raging Val'
1998-1999 Sister, Sister Music Student #1 2 episodes in Season 6, "Before There Was Hip Hop" (1999) and "Greek to Me" (1998)
1998 The Army Show Romeo All one season

As a producer

Year Film Note
2014 Satanicus As associate producer, currently in post-production
2014 Paranormal Ghost Hunters Case Files: Bam the Ghost As associate producer
2014 The Visible Man An associate producer, currently in post-production
2013 Fork You As associate producer
2013 Creep Creepersin's Dracula As associate producer
2013 Awesome Girl Gang Street Fighter As associate producer
2013 Gritty As associate producer
2012 Saltwater Producer
2010 Shut Up and Kiss Me Producer

Other work

Kerr also had a bit part in George Strait's 'Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You', filmed in 2000.[21]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sweetbriar, BeBe (29 May 29, 2012). "Rugby great Ian Roberts takes first gay role in ’Saltwater’". www.edgeboston.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Vox, Dylan (15 February 2008). "Getting In Shape With Gay Fitness Personality Ronnie Kerr". www.gmax.co.za. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Belonksy, Andrew (12 July 2007). "Johnnie and Ronnie Sitting In A Tree?". www.queerty.com. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Lynch, H. Andrew (9 May 2006). The Superheros Closet. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 1425705677.
  5. ↑ "flab2FAB! with Ronnie Kerr - Bryan's Bodacious Workout Pt. 2". youtube.com. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Kerr, Ronnie (March 2008). "Working It Out". About (40): 12–14.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Heier, Aaron (9 March 2011). "6 Questions with Out Actor/Writer/Producer Ronnie Kerr". www.sandiegomagazine.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Stripping It All Away - Teaser 1". youtube.com. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "LIVE from Urban Mo’s 1/25/14". hsss.tv. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Vampire Boys 2: The New Brood DVD". www.amazon.co.uk. 12 March 2013. ASIN B009W9QAH2. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Legalize Love". vimeo.com. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "[Cine4g.Net] Shut Up and Kiss Me (2010)". youtube.com. 12 Jan 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Daydream Obsession:Legacy DVD". www.amazon.co.uk. 9 December 2008. ASIN B001J6979Y. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Dallas OUT TAKES". www.imdb.com. 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Sinful (2005)". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "SHORT FILM: Getting It Straight with Charlene Tilton". youtube.com. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Regarding Billy (2005)". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Shampoo Horns". www.amazon.co.uk. 1998. ASIN B00CTMSR8E. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Cyber Vengeance (DVD) Matthias Hues Robert Davi". www.amazon.co.uk. 1997. ASIN B003BGVRB6. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Absolute Aggression [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]". www.amazon.co.uk. 1996. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "George Strait - Don't Make Me Come Over There And Love You". youtube.com. 7 Oct 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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