Marklen Kennedy

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Marklen Kennedy
Born
Houston, Texas, United States
Alma materSouthern Methodist University
OccupationProducer, actor, executive
Spouse(s)Carey Lessard
Children2
Websitemarklenkennedy.com

Marklen Kennedy is an American actor, producer, film industry executive and founder of In Your Face Productions.

Biography[]

Kennedy was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Plano, Texas.[1] He graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He played college football and was a person of interest to both the Dallas Cowboys and the Oakland Raiders until a motorcycle accident ended his football career. He then moved to Los Angeles where he worked in the nightlife industry.[2] He moved to Las Vegas in 2002 and continued to expand his career in nightlife as a Vice President for the group that runs the Bellagio's Light and Mirage's Jet nightclubs [3] before launching his career as a reality television producer. He resides in Las Vegas with his wife, Carey Lessard, and their two children.[4]

Professional life[]

Kennedy, was the talent producer for the History Channel's award-winning miniseries Texas Rising in 2015 and appeared in one episode of the series.[5] He is the owner and executive producer of In Your Face Productions based in Las Vegas. He is the creator and executive producer of several series including Showtime's Gigolos in which he works with Richard Grieco,[6][7] FYI Networks Late Nite Chef Fight[8] and Lifetime's Postmortem in Vegas. Kennedy has been a recurring character on Pawn Stars, and appeared in an episode of Melrose Place, and an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He appeared on Lifetime’s series Vivica A. Fox’s Black Magic, which premiered in January 2017.[9]

Kennedy, in addition to being a Producer, is an Ordained Universal Life Church Minister, who officiated the wedding ceremony of actor Cory Feldman and wife Courtney Anne in November 2016.[10] Kennedy conducted the ceremony at Elton John's Fizz champagne lounge at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.[11]

Kennedy, who appears in his movie Cops & Robbers released in 2016, produced his latest film Bruja in Mexico with MMA legend turned actor Randy Couture.[12] In addition to his hit series Gigolos, Kennedy has produced Late Night Chef Fight and Trailer Park Housewives.[13][14]

His next show “Labor of Love” will be aired on FOX in 2020. The story is based on his wife and him when they struggled to have their second child.[15]

Filmography[]

Year Title Executive Producer Producer Actor Role Notes
2017 Diamonds in the Sky Yes
2017 Yes Yes Shakers
2017 Knuckles Yes
2017 Yes
2017 Yes
2017 Yes Grapefruit Guard
2017 Yes Yes Marklen Kennedy TV Series
2017 Kinky Yes Dr. Weiss
2016 Yes Yes Yes Carl
2016 Gigolos Yes Yes TV Series
2015 Yes Yes Foodie TV Series
2015 Texas Rising Yes Yes Zacharias TV Mini-Series
2015 Yes TV Movie documentary
2014 Yes TV Series
2014 Yes Yes John Doe TV Movie
2014 Yes TV Movie
2012 Yes TV Movie
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Yes Pool Manager TV Series
2006 Body & Soul Yes Drake Video
2005 Yes Cameron / Tim (as Jack Lincoln)
2002 Yes Robert (as Jack Lincoln)
2001 As the World Turns Yes Billy TV Series
2001 Yes Kent Taylor Video
2001 Yes Bill (segment "Cybersex") TV Series
2001 Sexual Magic Yes Vincent (as Jared Lincoln) Video
2001 Yes Ben
2000 Yes Cameron Hunter / Tim
1999 Penny Dreadfuls Yes Yes Sonny
1999 Ryan Caulfield: Year One Yes Stockbroker TV Series
1999 Melrose Place Yes Bartender #2 TV Series
1999 Santa's Little Helper Yes Steve Wilder Short
1998 The Glass Box Yes Ray
1998 Yes Investigator Lyons TV Movie
1998 Heaven or Vegas Yes Donald
1997 Women: Stories of Passion Yes Sean TV Series
1997 Pacific Palisades Yes Adam Bentley TV Series
1997 Magenta Yes Craig
1996 Yes William TV Movie
1994 On Deadly Ground Yes Villager (uncredited)
1994 A.P.E.X. Yes Apex Robot
1993 The Secret Life: Jeffrey Dahmer Yes Composite Victim
1993 Witchcraft V: Dance with the Devil Yes William Video
1992  [de] Yes Officer Rigs TV Movie
1991 Necessary Roughness Yes Football Player (uncredited)

References[]

  1. ^ Diggs, Kim. "Update: Hollywood remembers the Alamo Collin County natives represent Texas in new History Channel series". Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ^ DeFrank, Sean. "Creativity, Unscripted From gigolos to trailer parks, Marklen Kennedy mines the underbelly of Las Vegas—and his own past—for gutsy reality-TV ideas". Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  3. ^ Adande, J.A. (October 16, 2006). "This Vegas Act Warmup Proves the Stakes Are High". Retrieved October 16, 2006.
  4. ^ "Marklen Kennedy on 'Gigolos' and Vegas Reality TV". knpr.org. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  5. ^ kdiggs@starlocalmedia.com, Kim Diggs. "Update: Hollywood remembers the Alamo". starlocalmedia.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  6. ^ Rilling, Deanna (November 16, 2010). "Nightlife news & notes: Reality shows, Godskitchen goes, beer for pong flows". Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "Corey Feldman's Knife-y Speech After Gigolo King Marries Him Off". TMZ.com. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Adande, J.A. (October 16, 2006). "This Vegas Act Warmup Proves the Stakes Are High". Retrieved October 16, 2006.
  9. ^ "Vivica A. Fox – Vivica's Black Magic – Starry Constellation Magazine". starrymag.com. January 4, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  10. ^ Heller, Corinne (November 23, 2016). "Corey Feldman Marries Courtney Anne in Las Vegas a Week After Proposing". Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  11. ^ Leach, Robin. "Strip Scribbles: 'Late Nite Chef Fight,' Andiamo, Rivea, Skyfall Lounge, Zydeco Po-Boys". Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  12. ^ Leach, Robin. "Strip Scribbles: 'Gigolos,' Britney Spears, 'Ghost Adventures,' 'Bachelor' L.V. twins". Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  13. ^ Kaplan, Michael. "The Man Behind 'Gigolos' Talks Reality TV". Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  14. ^ DeFrank, Sean. "Creativity, Unscripted From gigolos to trailer parks, Marklen Kennedy mines the underbelly of Las Vegas—and his own past—for gutsy reality-TV ideas". Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  15. ^ "Filmmaker Marklen Kennedy: "Relationships are the key to success; You'll never stay ahead of the curve if you don't network"". Retrieved March 27, 2020.

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