Kevin Covais

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Kevin Covais
Covais on March 31, 2006
Born
Kevin Patrick Covais

(1989-05-30) May 30, 1989 (age 34)
Levittown, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Years active2006–present
Musical career
GenresBlue-eyed soul
Instrument(s)

Kevin Patrick Covais (

fifth season of American Idol. Covais appeared in the films College and Transformers: Age of Extinction, and television shows Good Luck Charlie and State of Georgia
.

Early life

Covais was born and raised in

type 1 diabetes at age eleven and receives insulin injections, like his fellow contestant, Elliott Yamin.[2][3][4]

Covais started singing at the age of ten and has taken voice lessons for four years. Covais has stated that

first season winner Kelly Clarkson are favorite singers of his. In the future, he plans to pursue a career in singing, acting or journalism.[5]

Covais was a

Guys and Dolls;[2] he is also a member of the Metropolitan Youth Chorale and the National Honor Society.[6] In the 2005–06 school year, he won the lead in the school's musical, Anything Goes but had to leave for American Idol.[2] He also won some competitions outside of school, such as Eisenhower Park's Reach for the Stars in 2003.[2] He is also a fan of the New York Yankees, the New York Knicks and the New York Jets
.

Career

2006–07: American Idol

Covais auditioned in

Disney movie. Covais was eliminated on March 22, 2006. He was in the bottom three with Bucky Covington and Lisa Tucker
.

Covais continued to pursue his singing career after his stint on Idol. He made a number of media appearances including

Disney World holiday concert. Covais rapped on one track of good friend and fellow Idol finalist Paris Bennett's debut CD, Princess P.[8] He also recorded "When I Fall in Love" for the compilation CD American Idol Season 5: Encores
, which features a song from each of the 12 finalists.

American Idol performances

Semifinals
Finals
Season finale

2008–present: Acting

Covais had a co-starring role in the 2008 comedy film College as Morris. Covais landed a role in Labor Pains. He returned to New York on March 30. Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi presented him with a key to the city, and declared that day "Kevin Covais Day".[9] He has not been signed to a recording contract as of 2006.[9] Covais is a youth ambassador for the American Diabetes Association educating young people about diabetes.[4] A cartoon version of Covais has appeared in the manga webcomic Sorethumbs, due to his striking resemblance to one of the main characters (Fairbanks).[10] Covais made a guest appearance at Nassau County's Italian American Night at the Lakeside Theatre on June 26, 2006, in Eisenhower Park.[11] Also, he returned to Island Trees High School on April 3, 2009, to sing at the annual Island Trees Music Department Concert to raise money for the music department.[citation needed]

Covais appeared on an episode of The Real World aftershow along with Ace Young and Lisa Tucker on February 18, 2010. From 2012 until the show's series finale in 2014, Covais held a recurring role on Good Luck Charlie as Victor DeLeseur.[12]

Covais starred as an ice cream employee in the second-season episode "The Wedding" of

This is Us in 2018.[13]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role
2008 College Morris Hooper
2009 Labor Pains Greg
2011 Division III: Football's Finest Allen Schwartz
2012 Touchback Todd White
Men in Black 3 MIB Agent #5
2013 Identity Thief Kevin
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Dorky Driver
Television
Year Title Role Episode
2006
American Idol
 		Contestant
Season 5
2009 Ghost Whisperer PA Episode: "Stage Fright"
2011 State of Georgia Lewis Main role
2012–14 Good Luck Charlie Victor DeLeseur Recurring role (Season 3–4)
2013 Raising Hope Simon Episode: "Burt Mitzvah: The Musical"
2014 Mom and Dad Undergrads Will (Rock Man) Television film
2018
This Is Us
 		Ice cream employee Episode: "The Wedding"
2019 The Rookie Stanley (Flare gun threat) Episode: "Redwood"

References

  1. ^ National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Say How? A Pronunciation Guide to Names of Public Figures.
  2. ^ a b c d e Tania Padgett. "Local fans are singing Kevin's praises". newsday.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-03-22.
  3. ^ Cindy Kimura. "Two American Idol contestants are Diabetic". BellaOnline.com.
  4. ^ a b Jaime L. Tomeo. "Levittown's American Idol Receives Warm Welcome Home". Levittown Tribune. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-04-07.
  5. ^ "Kevin Covais' American Idol Profile". AmericanIdol.com.
  6. ^ a b Jaime L. Tomeo. "Levittown Teen Appears on American Idol". Levittown Tribune. Archived from the original on 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2006-02-24.
  7. ^ Shawna Malcolm. "Idol Chat." TV Guide. April 3–9, 2006, p. 10.
  8. ^ Christopher Rocchio. Kevin Covais to turn rapper on Paris Bennett's debut album. Reality TV World. January 19, 2007.
  9. ^ a b "'Idol' contestant happy to be back home". USA Today. March 30, 2006. Retrieved 2006-03-30.
  10. ^ Owen Gieni and Chris Crosby. SoreThumbs. 2006-03-03.
  11. ^ "Michael Amante Performs During Italian American Night at the Harry Chapin Memorial Lakeside Theatre on June 26". NassauCountyNY.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21.
  12. ^ "Victor (Character) - Good Luck Charlie". Internet Movie Database(IMDb).
  13. ^ The Wedding, retrieved 2018-10-10. Internet Movie Database

External links

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