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Marklen Kennedy
Born
Richard Marklen Kennedy

(1967-12-31) December 31, 1967 (age 56)
Houston, Texas, United States
Alma materSouthern Methodist University
Occupation(s)Producer, Actor
SpouseCarey Lassard
Children2

Marklen Kennedy (born December 31, 1967), is an American Actor, Producer, Film Industry Executive and Founder of In Your Face Productions.

Biography

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Kennedy was born in Houston, Texas on December 31, 1967 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 Hollywood 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 Lassard, and their two children.[4]

Professional Life

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Kennedy, was the talent producer for the History Channel's award-winning miniseries Texas Rising in 2015 and appeared in 1 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 Greico[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. His next appearance will be on Lifetime’s new upcoming series Vivica A. Fox’s “Black Magic”, that 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]

Marklen 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]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Kinky Dr. Weiss
Fright Fest Grapefruit Guard
2016 Cops and Robbers Shakers
Female Fight Club Carl
2014 Postmortem in Las Vegas TV Movie John Doe
2002 Close Enough to Touch Robert (as Jack Lincoln)
2000 Everybody Loves a Star Cameron Hunter / Tim
1999 "Penny Dreadfuls" Sonny
"Heaven or Vegas" Donald
"Santa's Little Helper" Short Steve Wilder
1998 “The Glass Box” Ray
Perfect Prey TV Movie Investigator Lyons
1997 Magenta Craig
1996 “Backroads to Vegas” TV Movie William
1994 “On Deadly Ground” Villager (uncredited)
A. P. E. X. Apex Robot
1993 “The Secret Life: Jeffrey Dahmer” Composite Victim
1992 “Ring of the Musketeers” TV Movie Officer Rigs
1991 “Necessary Roughness” Football Player (uncredited)

References

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  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. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Rilling, Deanna. "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. "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. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  10. ^ Heller, Corinne. "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. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  13. ^ Kaplan, Michael. "The Man Behind 'Gigolos' Talks Reality TV". {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Text "url-https://vegasmagazine.com/producer-marklen-kennedy-of-gigolos-talks-reality-tv" ignored (help)
  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.
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