Kevin Pollak - Biography

Last Editor: lazydude56				Kevin Pollak Biography -   Name : Kevin Pollak Birth Name : Kevin E. Pollak Date of Birth : 30 October, 1957 Place of Birth : San Francisco, California, USA Height : 5' 5 Nationality : American Profession : actor

Kevin Pollak Trivia -

Started out with stand-up comedy and is a great impressionist. A stand up comic at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Detroit, featuring the talents of Tim Allen and D.B. Dickerson Runs Calm Down Productions with wife Lucy Webb. He has been playing poker for over 30 years. Does such a good impression of Alan Arkin that a message he left on Arkin's answering machine confused Arkin into thinking he had left himself a message. He does "dead on" impersonations of Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro, Alan Arkin, Jack Nicholson, Peter Falk, and, most notoriously, William Shatner. Was in two movies with the line "the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was making the world believe he didn't exist" (The Usual Suspects (1995) and End of Days (1999). Then eventually played the devil in Deal of a Lifetime (1999). Started his stand-up career when he was 17 years old.

Kevin Pollak Detailed Biography -

Kevin Pollak has appeared in over 30 films in 12 short years. His award-winning film work has established him as one of the few stand-up comedians who is also respected throughout the industry as a dramatic actor. Kevin Pollak is currently starring opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gabriel Byrne in Universal Pictures' End of Days, directed by Peter Hyams. Playing Arnold's sidekick in this action thriller, once again, Kevin Pollak gives a stand-out performance, providing memorable comic relief within the framework of a convincing dramatic turn. Kevin Pollak follows End of Days with the Warner Brothers comedy The Whole Nine Yards, directed by Jonathan Lynn, in which Kevin co-stars with Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis. Also scheduled for release is Deterrence, directed by Rod Lurie. This political thriller, which co-stars Timothy Hutton, was specifically written for Kevin Pollak by Lurie. The film debuted at the Toronto Film Festival, as well as being featured as the opening film at 1999's Hamptons Film Festival. Prior to his film career, Kevin Pollak had been performing stand-up comedy since the age of ten and became a touring comic at 19. Kevin Pollak eventually starred in two of his own HBO Stand-Up specials, and he appeared regularly on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. But in 1988, Kevin Pollak landed a role in Ron Howard's Willow, which was produced by George Lucas. Then, in 1990, Barry Levinson tapped Pollak for a co-starring role in his film Avalon, for which Kevin received an overwhelming response from the film community. Without question, though, it was his role in Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men that brought multiple offers from studios and film-makers alike. Kevin Pollak went on to enjoy more box-office glory with Grumpy Old Men, and its sequel Grumpier Old Men, playing Walter Matthau's son. In 1995, Kevin Pollak co-starred in an independent film that held audiences spellbound the world over. The Usual Suspects won two Academy Awards, as well as garnering Kevin and his co-stars a special award created by The National Board of Review for Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast. The film was chosen by dozens of critics as one of the Top Ten Films of the 1990's, and it made several lists of the Best 100 Films of the Century. In that same year, Kevin Pollak received one of the highest honors any actor could hope for--an offer from Martin Scorsese. Kevin Pollak's plum role opposite Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Scorsese's Casino capped off a remarkable year.