Kurt McKinney
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Kurt McKinney | |
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Born | Louisville, Kentucky U. S. |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse | Maronda McKinney (?-Present) |
Children | 2 |
Kurt Robin McKinney is an American actor and martial artist. McKinney played Jason Stillwell in the 1986 martial arts film No Retreat, No Surrender.
Early years
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, McKinney graduated from Ninth and O Christian School and attended the University of Louisville for one year. After that, he gained acting experience in local commercials and films while supporting himself by selling cars for Neil Huffman Dodge. Encouraged by people's comments, he left Louisville to go to Hollywood.[1] He began martial arts at the age of twelve, he started with Taekwondo, but later he trained Kickboxing.[citation needed]
Acting
No Retreat, No Surrender
McKinney's film debut came playing Jason Stillwell in 1985 martial arts film
TV series
Early in his career, McKinney had guest starring roles on series such as
Films and Guiding Light
After departing General Hospital, McKinney starred in the 1993 TV film Sworn to Vengeance and the unrelated 1996 feature Sworn to Justice.[2]
His second contract role in a TV series was also his longest, appearing as Matt Reardon in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light from 1994[1] to 2000 and 2005 to 2009, when the series was canceled.
During his first stint in Guiding Light he filmed a minor role in 1999 film Pop. McKinney left the soap in 2000 and continued to appear in minor roles in relatively obscure independent films, including 2000's Cupid & Kate, 2001's Supertalk, 2002's Bending All the Rules and 2004's Savage Faith.
Shortly before his return to Guiding Light in 2005, reprising the role of Matt Reardon, McKinney commented in an interview that he had been busy doing several independent films in recent years saying "you'll probably never see which is unfortunately where so many of those end up."
Personal life
McKinney is married to Maronda McKinney,[4] the former Maronda Buchta, whom he met when both were 18.They have a son,[1] Cole Madsen, and a daughter, Madison Taylor.[2]
Filmography
Movies
- No Retreat, No Surrender (1985)
- Sworn to Justice (1996)
- Pop (1999)
- Bending All the Rules (2002)
- Savage Faith (2004)
- The Last Kumite (2024)
Short
- Supertalk (2001)
TV movie
- Sworn to Vengeance (1993)
- Cupid & Cate (2000)
TV series
- ALF – 1 episode (1986)
- General Hospital unknown episodes (1988 – 1991)
- Gimme a Break! – 2 episodes (1985 – 1986)
- Guiding Light – unknown episodes (1994 – 2009)
- Highway to Heaven – 1 episode (1987)
- As the World Turns – 14 episodes (2010)
- One Life to Live – 2 episodes (2011)
- Blue Bloods – 1 episode (2011)
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Kurt Robin McKinney". soapcentral.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Kid-Free Weekend: Episode 17 - Kurt McKinney Calls KFW!". www.thekidfreeweekend.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
External links
- Kurt McKinney at IMDb