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- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Keo has starred as the King of Siam in a revival of The King and I at the London Palladium in London's West End, playing over 350 performances opposite Elaine Paige and Josie Lawrence. In New York City and Los Angeles, he appeared in numerous productions, including his own critically acclaimed, award winning one-man shows.
Keo contributed to the Grammy-nominated "Island Warriors" (2002) as a songwriter and vocalist. He was a member of the vocal group Brownskin who shared concert stages with Christina Aguilera, Ginuwine and Mya.
Trained in traditional hula (Kahiko and Auana), he continues to study with hula and Hawaiian music legend Robert Cazimero and is co-producer of the award winning documentary, Na Kamalei: Men of Hula.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Dan Kimpel
- Replaced Jason Scott Lee as the lead role in the West End production of 'The King and I' at the London Palladium. Performing from 2000 to 2002, it became the longest-running revival of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in history at the time.
- Is the uncle of Miss Hawaii 2009, Raeceen Woolford.
- Was co-creator with Carrie Ann Inaba of the finale for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009 (2009), working with Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. The Rock) on his dance moves.
- Nominated for an Ovation Award for his one-man show "I Land" in 2007.
- Was a member of the Hobo House On The Hill Records team that was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (Island Warriors) in 2002.
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