Joey Kern
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Joseph Daniel "Joey" Kern (born September 5, 1976) is an American
actor
. He is most widely known for his roles in the 2003
films Cabin Fever and Grind
.
and was raised in northern Kentucky in the towns of Florence
and Independence
. In 1995, he graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, and subsequently studied at New York University
, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts
(BFA) in drama
. While at NYU he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London
. He started acting on stage with various companies such as Atlantic Theater Company
, New Group Theater and Theatre for a New Audience, where he played the title role of Troilus
in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
directed by Sir Peter Hall.
with the film Die Jungfrau (The Virgin), an Austrian film that cast Kern out of New York City. He had a guest appearance on the HBO series Sex and the City
followed by a role in the Broken Lizard
s 2001
movie Super Troopers
as one of the stoners. He had a few more roles in some indie films but his career really took off in 2002
with the movie Cabin Fever and then in 2003
when Grind
was released. At one point, he had 5 movies in post-production
, including The Sasquatch Gang (released in 2007), All the Days Before Tomorrow, and One Part Sugar.
Kern co-hosted a week of Attack of the Show on G4.
He is working on a television pilot
, Playing with Guns, which also stars Danny Masterson
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is most widely known for his roles in the 2003
2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
films Cabin Fever and Grind
Grind (2003 film)
Grind is a 2003 American adventureassshole movie comedy film about four young aspiring amateur skaters Eric Rivers , Matt Jensen , Dustin Knight , and Sweet Lou Singer who are trying to make it in the world of pro skateboarding by pulling insane stunts in front of pro skater Jimmy Wilson...
.
Early life
Kern was born in KentuckyKentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
and was raised in northern Kentucky in the towns of Florence
Florence, Kentucky
Florence is a city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,951 at the 2010 census.-History:The Florence area was originally known as Crossroads, because of the convergence of several roads from Burlington and Union at Ridge Road...
and Independence
Independence, Kentucky
Independence is a suburban city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 14,982 at the 2000 census and estimated to be 22,105 in 2009. It is one of two county seats of Kenton County...
. In 1995, he graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, and subsequently studied at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
(BFA) in drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
. While at NYU he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He started acting on stage with various companies such as Atlantic Theater Company
Atlantic Theater Company
Atlantic Theater Company is an Off-Broadway non-profit theater, whose mission is to produce great plays "simply and truthfully utilizing an artistic ensemble." The company was founded in 1985 by David Mamet, William H. Macy, and 30 of their acting students from New York University, inspired by the...
, New Group Theater and Theatre for a New Audience, where he played the title role of Troilus
Troilus
Troilus is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War...
in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. It was also described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus...
directed by Sir Peter Hall.
Career
His feature film debut came in 19991999 in film
The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
with the film Die Jungfrau (The Virgin), an Austrian film that cast Kern out of New York City. He had a guest appearance on the HBO series Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
followed by a role in the Broken Lizard
Broken Lizard
Broken Lizard is an American comedy troupe, consisting of five friends, best known for its films, including Super Troopers and Beerfest. Its five members are Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske. They collaborate on the screen-writing, acting and...
s 2001
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
movie Super Troopers
Super Troopers
Super Troopers is a 2001 crime-comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group . Marisa Coughlan, Daniel von Bargen and Brian Cox co-star while Lynda Carter has a cameo appearance...
as one of the stoners. He had a few more roles in some indie films but his career really took off in 2002
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
with the movie Cabin Fever and then in 2003
2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
when Grind
Grind (2003 film)
Grind is a 2003 American adventureassshole movie comedy film about four young aspiring amateur skaters Eric Rivers , Matt Jensen , Dustin Knight , and Sweet Lou Singer who are trying to make it in the world of pro skateboarding by pulling insane stunts in front of pro skater Jimmy Wilson...
was released. At one point, he had 5 movies in post-production
Post-production
Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art...
, including The Sasquatch Gang (released in 2007), All the Days Before Tomorrow, and One Part Sugar.
Kern co-hosted a week of Attack of the Show on G4.
He is working on a television pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
, Playing with Guns, which also stars Danny Masterson
Danny Masterson
Daniel Peter "Danny" Masterson is an American actor and DJ best known for his role as Steven Hyde in That '70s Show.-Early life:...
.
Personal life
He began dating Ginnifer Goodwin in April 2009. The couple announced their engagement December 24, 2010. They announced their breakup on May 20, 2011.Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Die Jungfrau | Konrad | aka The Virgin |
| 2001 | Super Troopers Super Troopers Super Troopers is a 2001 crime-comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group . Marisa Coughlan, Daniel von Bargen and Brian Cox co-star while Lynda Carter has a cameo appearance... |
College Boy 2 | aka Broken Lizard's Super Troopers |
| Love the Hard Way Love the Hard Way Love the Hard Way is a 2001 crime drama film directed by Peter Sehr. It is about the story of a petty thief who meets an innocent young woman and brings her into his world of crime while she teaches him the lessons of enjoying life and being loved.... |
Fitzgerald | ||
| 2002 | XX/XY XX/XY XX/XY is a 2002 American romantic drama film starring Mark Ruffalo, Kathleen Robertson and Maya Stange. The film is a romantic drama written and directed by Austin Chick, the title referring to the different chromosome pairings present in men and women. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at... |
Tommy | |
| Garmento | Tye | aka Threads | |
| Cabin Fever | Jeff | ||
| 2003 | Grind Grind (2003 film) Grind is a 2003 American adventureassshole movie comedy film about four young aspiring amateur skaters Eric Rivers , Matt Jensen , Dustin Knight , and Sweet Lou Singer who are trying to make it in the world of pro skateboarding by pulling insane stunts in front of pro skater Jimmy Wilson... |
Sweet Lou | |
| 2004 | A Funny Thing Happened at the Quick Mart | Jay | |
| 2005 | Lovewrecked Lovewrecked Love Wrecked is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Amanda Bynes. It was originally produced as a feature film by Media 8 Entertainment, but ended up as an ABC Family television film... |
Milo Dinsdale | |
| Pizza Pizza (film) Pizza is a 2005 film written and directed by Mark Christopher, filmed in and around Milford, Pennsylvania in 2003. It was screened at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 27, 2005 and had a limited release on January 20, 2006... |
Jon | ||
| 2006 | The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang The Sasquatch Gang is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Tim Skousen, the first assistant director on Napoleon Dynamite. The film was shot in Oregon in locations such as the forests of rural parts of Clackamas County and a dirt track speedway in Banks.The six-week shoot was completed in... |
Shirts | |
| 2007 | All the Days Before Tomorrow All the Days Before Tomorrow All the Days Before Tomorrow is a 2007 American film starring Alexandra Holden and Joey Kern in this quirky episodic tale about a friendship that's almost something more, Wes and Alison are pals who ought to be lovers, but their timing has never been right... |
Wes | |
| Lucky You Lucky You Lucky You may refer to:*Lucky You , a 1997 novel by Carl Hiaasen**Lucky You , theatre adaptation of the novel*Lucky You , a 2007 film starring Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore set in the world of professional poker... |
Billie’s Admirer | ||
| 2008 | Just Add Water Just Add Water (film) Just Add Water is a comedy film released on June 17, 2008. The film stars Dylan Walsh as a hardworking man living in the same small town in which he grew up, Danny DeVito as a gas station owner, and Justin Long as a meth dealer.- Plot :... |
Scotty | |
| 2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard is a 2009 comedy film directed by Neal Brennan, starring Jeremy Piven and Ed Helms. The film was released on August 14, 2009.- Plot :... |
Ricky Big Ups! | |
| The Ballad of G.I. Joe The Ballad of G.I. Joe The Ballad of G.I. Joe is a video short released in 2009 on the website Funny or Die. Written by Daniel Strange and Kevin Umbricht, it parodies several characters from G.I... |
Tomax and Xamot Tomax and Xamot Tomax and Xamot, also called the Crimson Twins or Crimson Guard Commanders, are the code names of identical mirror twin brothers in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero universe... |
Video short | |
| Easy Rider: The Ride Back | Young wes coast | ||
| Wiffler: The Ted Whitfield Story | Willie 'High-Sox' Hamilton | Post-production Post-production Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art... |
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| Breast Picture | Ryan | Post-production | |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead is a 2009 American independent film written and directed by Jordan Galland. The film's title refers to a fictitious play-within-the-movie, which is a comic reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and its aftermath and whose title is a reference to the play... |
Hamlet | Post-production | |
| Southern Baptist Sissies | Mark | In-production | |
| 2010 | Complacent | Robert | |
| Pete Smalls Is Dead | Sven | Post-production | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sex & The City | Garth | 1 episode, Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl |
| 2006 | Totally Awesome Totally Awesome Erik Piskun Totally Awesome is a television movie produced by VH1. Totally Awesome directly parodies a number of 1980s movies, including Dirty Dancing, Soul Man, Footloose, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, Teen Wolf, Better Off Dead, Lucas, Pretty in Pink, and The Karate Kid... |
Kipp Vanderhoff | Television movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
| 2008 | The Middleman The Middleman The Middleman is a comic book series written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach with art by Les McClaine and published by Viper Comics. The series was initially intended to be a television pilot. Grillo-Marxuach decided he wanted to write a series that represented all of the things he grew up loving... |
Cecil Rogers | 1 episode, The Cursed Tuba Contingency |
| Gaytown | Lance | 1 episode, Small & Bald | |
| Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes... |
Kevin Warshaw | 1 episode, Charlie Don't Surf | |
| 2009 | Celebrities Anonymous | Jake Williams | Television movie |
| Ghosts/Aliens | Trey Hamburger | Television movie, Post-production | |