- Kevin James O'Neill was born in Sacramento, California. After high school Kevin enlisted in the US Army and was assigned duty as a telephone lineman. After his spell in the military he attended Brevard Community College where he took classes in Fire Technology. He was recruited as a full-time firefighter by the Merritt Island Fire department as a result of his fine record as a volunteer firefighter. He was required to take an elective in Brevard Community College so he signed up for their drama classes. The first day in class he was cast immediately for a part in Bye Bye Birdy and although it was a small part in the play, he fell in love with acting. From that play a director cast him as Vince Fontaine in Grease. During his six years as a firefighter while attending Brevard Community College he did about 25 Plays, including lead roles in plays like "Deathtrap", "Bus Stop", "Dracula" and "Born Yesterday". He left the fire department in 1984 and moved to Orlando to pursue his dreams as an actor. He was soon cast in the film D.A.R.Y.L. directed by "Simon Wincer". After being cast in several commercials, building up his resume and becoming a SAG member he felt it was time to move to Los Angeles to further pursue his dreams. Kevin lived in Los Angeles for ten years in the 80's working in television and film and over 100 national television commercials. He worked on shows like "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman", "Beverly Hills 90121"and "Highway to Heaven." In the last two decades, Kevin has worked as a film director writing and directing short films through his production company Kevin O'Neill Productions. Kevin has written and directed the short films, "Screaming into the Wind", "Break", "Clark", "Captain Fin", "Lean", "Undertaking", "Swipe", "Perception", "Man in the Woods." His film "Undertaking" starred Los Angeles veteran Eddie Jemison and it would go on to win ten film festivals. Kevin has written the feature scripts "The Craftsman", "Resemblance", "50 Hours", "Thundersmack", "Trestles", "The Flamingo Kid" and "Pathfinder." Kevin is a Course Director at Full Sail University where he has taught directing for the last two decades. Kevin is always mentoring Full Sail students and he continues to teach acting in the Orlando area.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Kevin J. O'Neill
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- An acting instructor at the prestigious Lisa Maile School of Modeling, Acting, and Imaging in Winter Park, Florida. Won Florida's Crystal Reel Award for best director for the movie "The Last Game".
- Kevin starred with Bryan Cranston in a television commercial for "Miller Lite Beer" in 1989. The commercial was shot eleven years before Bryan Cranston would star as "Hal" in the hit television series "Malcolm in the Middle".
- Kevin starred with Vic Tayback in 1989 in a play at the Venture Theatre in Burbank. The play titled "An Oasis in Manhattan" starred Tayback as a Lebanese immigrant. Kevin played Tayback's daughter's boyfriend. Vic Tayback was known for his portrayal of the short-order cook "Mel Sharples" on the long-running television series "Alice.".
- In 1983, Kevin was cast in his first speaking role playing a "College guy" in an episode of "As The World Turns" playing opposite a very young Marisa Tomei who was then professionally known as Marcy Thompson Cushing.
- In 2006 Kevin was cast in Steven C. Miller's first feature film "Automaton Transfusion" as "Dr. Swartz." Steven has since gone on to direct Bruce Willis in two feature films and Sylvestor Stallone in two feature films.
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