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Kevin Sorbo Actor Bio Wiki Age Height Wife Health Movies and Net Worth

Kevin Sorbo is a famous American actor. He is famous for starring in two Tv series as Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda and as Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Moreover, he also acts in Christian drama films like Let There Be Light and God’s Not Dead.

He was born on September 24, 1958, in Mound, Minnesota, in theUnited States. Kevin is63 years old.

He is a man of tall stature. Kevin stands at a height of6 ft 3 in(Approx 1.86 m).

He was born in Mound, Minnesota, in the United States to his caring and supportive parents. Kevin grew up in a Lutheran family and of Norwegian descent. However, details regarding his family (parents and/or siblings) remain unknown.

He is happily married to his beautiful wifeSam Sorbo. Sam is also known as Sandra Lynn who works as a talk radio hostess, author, and actress. She had a recurring role in the film Hercules. The two exchanged their wedding vows on January 5, 1998, and they have three childrenShane Haakenborn in 2004,Octavia Flynnborn in 2005, andBraeden Cooperborn in 2001.

Kevin was diagnosed with an aneurysm in his shoulder which caused four strokes. The disease weakened him for some years but kept the details away from the public. Thus, reducing his acting roles during the last two seasons of Hercules. Moreover, the disease left him with 0 percent vision loss, weakness, impaired balance, and migraines. In addition, he received the Neurology Award from the American Academy of Neurology for his efforts in raising awareness about stroke. Also in 2013, he received Inspiration Honors Award from the Invisible Disabilities Association.

Kevin’s breakthrough in acting was after attaining a role in Hercules and the Amazon Women in 1994. The film had a subsequent fifth film Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur in November. Moreover, there was also Hercules: The Legendary Journeys which started airing in January 1995 and ran for six seasons.

In addition, due to the success of the films, it leads to the spin-off series Xena: Warrior Princess starring Lucy Lawless. In 1995, Kevin had his two appearances on Xena in the Season One episode “Prometheus”. Furthermore, the voice of the direct-to-video animated film Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus along with Lucy.

He was a star of the 2010 drama film What If with his role as Ben Walker. The film was airing in partnership with Pure Flix Entertainment and Jenkins Entertainment. The stars were John Ratzenberger, Kevin Sorbo, Kristy Swanson, and Debby Ryan.

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In the early 1990s, Kevin traveled around Europe and Australia working in television commercials, and appeared in over 150 commercials. Some of the commercials are Jim Beam bourbon whiskey where he is known for his repeated catchphrase “This ain’t Jim Beam”.Kevin’s first film debut was in 1986 in an episode of the soap opera Santa Barbara and did guest appearances in The Commish and 1st & Ten, Murder She Wrote.

He was a possible contender for the role of Fox Mulder in The X Files which went to David Duchovny and also lost out to Dean Cain as Superman in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Kevin’s breakthrough in acting was after attaining a role in Hercules and the Amazon Women in 1994 and the subsequent fifth film Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur. He was also in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys which started airing in January 1995 and ran for six seasons.

In addition, due to the success of the films, it leads to the spin-off series Xena: Warrior Princess starring Lucy Lawless. In 1995, Kevin had his two appearances on Xena in the Season One episode “Prometheus”. Furthermore, the voice of the direct-to-video animated film Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus along with Lucy. Kevin had also a starring role as Captain Dylan Hunt in the science-fiction drama series Andromeda and a recurring role in The O.C. Kevin was a guest star in Two and a Half Men a star in Walking Tall: The Payback and Walking Tall, and the second sequel, Walking Tall: Lone Justice.

Moreover, he was the executive producer and star of the movie Abel’s Field in 2012. He appeared in the video game God of War III in 2015, as a voice in the video game Cloudberry Kingdom along with his wife. Kevin is a co-star in God’s Not Dead and voice crushed in the Skylanders. Additionally, he was part of the CW series Supergirl as ill-fated King Lar Gand. He was a star and director in the film Let There Be Light.

He has attained decent possessions through his successful acting career since 1984. Kevin’s estimated net worth is$6.75 Million.

Kevin is 63 years old born on September 24, 1958, in Mound, Minnesota, in the United States.

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