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Ken Foree 

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Kentotis Alvin Foree is an American actor, he was born on February 29, 1948 (age 68), Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

ng>Education:

Foree studied at Loyola University, then he took acting classes at Michael Shulman's Gallery. He began his career in theater and worked as an assistant manager at a restaurant in Greenwich Village in order to cover his living expenses, Ken lives in Los Angeles.

ong>Personal life:

Foree married Sheryl Rockmore, they have a son, Kenan, whom they gave birth to in 1978. He then felt he needed to spend more time with them. So, he saw that he should slow down a bit on his roles to guest star on TV series and appear in television movies.

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Ken9;s son Kenan and his best friend, Kel, were stars of Nickelodeon's "All That sketch", Kenan then had an idea of a sitcom that features them both trying to come up with crazy schemes, do it and get in trouble for it. Ken tried to sell this sitcom to Nickelodeon which was named "Kenan and Kel" by Nickelodeon. The show became one of Nickelodeon's most popular shows, beating SpongeBob SquarePants. Unfortunately, the show ended in 2000. Ken started his movie appearances in "The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars & Motor Kings". He has since been assigned strong and commanding characters on either side of the law in both movies and television. He strikes again with a tough performance picturing a swat officer in "Dawn of the Dead". Ken's performance was truly notable when he did, Buford "Bubba" Brownlee in "From Beyond", "Benny" in "Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III". Foree portrayed hard-nosed police officers in "The Dentist", "Sleepstalker", "True Blood" and again in "Terror Squad". He made an appearance in "Big Joe Grizzly", in the remake of "Halloween". His role as "Roger Rockmore" in "Kenan & Kel" showed a softer side of him.

When he was asked if his life changed overnight after "Dawn of the Dead" and whether he enjoyed being famous, he said that he received a lot of attention from family members for a while, but he was still looking for work after it premiered. Much later, he discovered how important it was to horror genre fans and crossover fans as well.

He was asked if he enjoys attending film festivals and conventions, especially that he has his own festival in the UK named after him ‘The Foree Festival’, he answered that he doesn’t attend a lot of cons yearly anymore, but it’s always a joy to meet folks who appreciate him and he thinks that he is very lucky to have met so many interesting people, who just happen to love him. There is no information on Ken's net worth anywhere but someone can easily figure.

Awards and nominations:

Ken has been nominated to several awards, he has also won several. In 2007, he got nominated in Phoenix International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival for the first time in his life and he was also honored with this award that year.

Trivia:

· He owns a restaurant in California.

· His hobbies include surfing, boxing and traveling.

· In Shaun of the Dead, the store "Foree Electronics" was named after him as an inside joke.

· Ken is a great Motorcyclist.

· He drives the "The Devil's rejects" Blue Cadillac.

 


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 29 Feb, 1948
Age: 72 yrs
Occupations: Actor
Television actor
Film actor
Film producer
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Indianapolis
Gender: Male
Description: American actor
Net Worth 2021: 5 million
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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