Kevin Connolly (lahir 5 Maret 1974) adalah aktor dan sutradara televisi berkebangsaaan Amerika Serikat. Namanya dikenal melalui perannya sebagai Eric Murphy dalam serial darama di kanal HBO berjudul Entourage, dan perannya sebagai anak tertua Ryan Malloy dalam sitkom yang diproduksi pada dasawarsa 1990-an berjudul Unhappily Ever After.
| Kevin Connolly | |
|---|---|
Connolly at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2007 | |
| Lahir | 5 Maret 1974 Patchogue, New York, U.S. |
| Pekerjaan | Actor, Director |
| Tahun aktif | 1990–present |
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Connolly lahir di Patchogue New York, putera dari Eileen J. (née McMahon) dan John Connolly. Dia merupakan keturunan Irlandia. Kevin merupakanlulusan Patchogue-Medford High School tahun 1992.
Dia memulai kariernya pada umur enam tahun, dengan tampil di televisi komersial, antara lain kampanye "Betcha bite a chip" untuk Chips Ahoy!. Tahun 1990, dia menerima peran pertama sebagai Chickie dalam Rocky V. Dua tahun kemudian, Connolly bermain sebagai Shaun Kelly dalam film adaptasi novel karya Myron Levoy berjudul Alan & Naomi, menjadi pemeran pendukung bersamaTobey Maguire dalam film sitkom produksi Fox Great Scott!. Perannya dalam serial, kemudian mengantarkan dia masuk nominasi dalam Young Artist Award untuk kategori Best Young Actor Co-starring dalam serial televisi. Dia memerankan sebagai putera Dabney Coleman dalam film komedi The Beverly Hillbillies. Connolly melanjutkan sebagai bintang tamu dalam serial drama televisi antara lain Wings, Getting By dan drama tentang kesehatan ER.
Dari tahun 1995 sampai 1996, Connolly membintangi Don's Plum bersama Tobey Maguire dan Leonardo DiCaprio. Kemudian, pada tahun itu, dia menerima peran sebagai Ryan Malloy dalam sitkom Unhappily Ever After. Serial drama juga mencatatkan namanya dalam debut penyutradaraannya ketika mengarahkan enam episode musim ke-empat. Tahun 2007, Connolly menyutradarai film layar lebar pertama Gardener of Eden, yang diputar kali pertama pada April 2007 dalam perhelatan Tribeca Film Festival.
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| Tahun | Judul | Peran | Catatan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Rocky V | Chickie | |
| 1992 | Alan & Naomi | Shaun Kelly | |
| 1993 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Morgan Drysdale | |
| 1995 | Angus | Andy | |
| 1997 | Sub Down | Petty Officer Holliday | Alternative title: Sub Down: Take the Dive |
| 1999 | Tyrone | Sam Adams | Alternative title: Bad Trip |
| 2000 | Up, Up and Away | Malcolm | TV movie |
| 2001 | Drum Solo | ||
| Don's Plum | Jeremy | ||
| 2002 | Devious Beings | Casey | |
| John Q | Steve Maguire | ||
| Antwone Fisher | Slim | ||
| 2004 | The Notebook | Fin | |
| 2005 | The Check Up | Mike | |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | Conor Barry | |
| The Ugly Truth | Jim Ryan | ||
| 2010 | Secretariat | Bill Nack | |
| 2014 | Reach Me | Roger | |
| 2015 | Entourage | Eric 'E' Murphy |
| Tahun | Judul | Peran | Catatan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Great Scott! | Larry O'Donnell | Series regular, 13 episodes Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Television Series |
| 1993 | Wings | Scotty Nelson | Episode: "Joe Blows: Part 1" |
| 1994 | Getting By | Spider | Episode: "It Takes a Thief" |
| 1995–1999 | Unhappily Ever After | Ryan Malloy | Series regular, 100 episodes, also director (6 episodes) |
| 2001 | First Years | Joe | 5 episodes |
| 2004–2011 | Entourage | Eric 'E' Murphy | Series regular, 96 episodes, also director (2 episodes) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy |
| 2007 | Robot Chicken | Psychiatrist Cowboy Curtis | Episode: "More Blood, More Chocolate" |
| 2014 | Friends with Better Lives | Bobby Lutz | Series regular |
| 2016 | Pitch | Charlie Graham | Recurring role |
| Tahun | Judul | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| 1997–1999 | Unhappily Ever After | 6 episodes |
| 2003 | Whatever We Do | Film |
| 2007 | Gardener of Eden | Film |
| 2008 | Camera Phone - The Game ft. Ne-Yo | Music video |
| 2010–2011 | Entourage | 2 episodes: "Porn Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" |
| 2013 | ESPN 30 for 30 | Big Shot |
| 2014 | Dear Eleanor | Film |
| 2017 | The Life and Death of John Gotti | Film |
Referensi sunting
- "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly (1197). Mar 9, 2012. hlm. 26.
- E!Online; Kevin Connolly profile
- Playboy asks Kevin Connolly 20 Questions As Only Playboy Can! July 28, 2009, di Wayback Machine.
- ^ Kelly, Antoinette (2009-07-23). "'Entourage' premiere dedicated to Kevin Connolly's late Irish mother". Irish Central. Diakses tanggal 2010-10-21.
- "Kevin Connolly heads home to Long Island..." The Insider. February 1, 2009. Diakses tanggal February 9, 2010.[pranala nonaktif permanen]("He was even the homecoming king in '92 at Patchogue-Medford High School.")
- La Monica, Mark (June 11, 2006). . Newsday. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2012-10-25. Diakses tanggal February 9, 2010.("After graduating from high school in 1992...")
- "DiCaprio, The Gardener of Eden Premiere And The Real Entourage", The Huffington Post, April 27, 2007, Retrieved on August 16, 2007
- "Connolly 'crucified' for Entourage spoiler". Belfast Telegraph. January 6, 2014. Diakses tanggal January 7, 2014.
- Mark, Dagostino (2008-10-03). . people.com. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2009-06-02. Diakses tanggal 2009-07-08.
- Brooks, Larry (2011-03-28). "'Entourage' star is allowed on Islanders bench". New York Post. Diakses tanggal 2011-07-08.
- Fall Season 2013: Episode 5 | In the Mixx. Inthemixxshow.com (2013-10-17). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.
- Gettell, Oliver. "Kevin Connolly to direct John Travolta in resurrected Gotti biopic". Diakses tanggal 9 September 2015.
Pranala luar sunting
- Kevin Connolly di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
- Profile 2010-01-09 di Wayback Machine. on HBO.com
- by Alison Rosen of Time Out New York