Biography

Call 1.800.966.1380 to contact Kevin Sorbo booking agent, publicist, manager, pr firm, representative and management company if you would like to hire Kevin Sorbo for a speaker appearance, autograph signing, endorsement deal or corporate event. Here you can find speaker fees, booking fees, costs, availability and schedule information. Kevin Sorbo has enjoyed success in television and movies for over 18 consecutive years, a feat rarely accomplished by an actor. Kevin quickly rose to stardom in the title role of the hit series, “Hercules, the Legendary Journeys”. The immense popularity of the 5 initial 2-hour telefilms in 1993 resulted in the launch of a weekly series by 1994. The series not only became a breakout hit by becoming the number one first-run program in syndication, it also passed “Baywatch” as the most watched TV show in the world. The innovative action hour revitalized the entire action/adventure genre on television and fostered two spin-off series, “Xena, Warrior Princess”, and “Young Hercules”. Kevin also directed two episodes of the show, and co-wrote one installment.

Kevin is also spokesman for A World Fit for Kids! (WFIT), a non-profit organization, which provides gang, drug, and dropout prevention to teens through mentoring programs, fighting obesity, and promoting healthy life choices. WFIT works with 12,000 school age children and boasts a 100% graduation rate for its participants.

Succeeding Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin was recently named national spokesperson for The Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit organization working to ensure that all children have access to safe, enriching afterschool programs by the year 2010.

Following the success of “Hercules”, Kevin went on to star in the lead role as “Captain Dylan Hunt” in “Gene Roddenberry’s, Andromeda”. The series, based upon writings from the late “Star Trek” creator’s archives, debuted as the number one hour show in first run syndication and held that spot throughout its five year run from 2000-2005.

In 1997, Kevin made his feature film debut in “Kull, the Conqueror”, a prequel to “Conan, the Barbarian”. Other films include, “Walking Tall, the Payback”, “Walking Tall, Lone Justice, “The Last Chance Café”, “Something Beneath”, “Clipping Adam”, “The Avenging Angel” which aired on Hallmark during the summer of 2007 and was the highest rated movie in the history of Hallmark. “Meet the Spartans” was a Feb. “08 release from New Regency and 20th Century Fox and opened in theaters nationwide as the number one movie that weekend edging out “Rambo”. Kevin also finished shooting another western for Blockbuster called, “Prairie Fever” which aired April, ’08 on ION cable. Another ’08 release for Sci Fi cable network is “’Fire From Below”. “Never Cry Werewolf” recently aired on Sci Fi cable, May ‘08, and was the 3rd highest rated movie ever for the station. “An American Carol” for FOX was released October, 2008. “Mule Boy” will air in 2009 for the ABC Family Channel.

Kevin recently finished shooting “Lightening Strikes” for Sci Fi cable followed by “Paradox” an independent feature film with both movies scheduled to be done shooting in December of 2008. He is currently filming “Tales of an Ancient Empire” along with actor Christopher Lambert which is scheduled for an October, 2009 release in theaters. He will also begin shooting on 3 more independent films, “Puzzle Vision”, “Rock Bottom”, and “Bunny in Wonderland” in 2009.

Kevin has guest starred on the hit shows “Just Shoot Me”, “According to Jim”, “Hope and Faith”, “Two and a Half Men”, USA networks “Psych”, and had recurring appearances on “Dharma and Greg”, and on Fox’s “The OC” in 2006-2007.

In 2005, he signed an unprecedented development deal with ABC/Touchstone Television that resulted in the creation of “Bobby Cannon”, a half-hour comedy pilot written by Barry Kemp of “Coach” and “Newhart” fame. Though the sitcom tested number one for ABC, the network decided not to pick the series up.

Electronics Media Magazine named Kevin TV’s third most bankable star behind Oprah and Regis.

WFIT, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is the leading nonprofit provider of after school physical activity and youth development programs for children and teens in Los Angeles County. WFIT was the 2007 Gold Medal winner of the California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, chosen from almost two hundred nominees “for positively impacting the physical activity, fitness and well-being of California’s children and youth.” This is due to WFIT’s outstanding success in preparing young people to graduate from high school, continue on to higher education, and become contributing members of the workforce.

WFIT is successful because the program intentionally develops the emotional, mental and physical fitness of students, and keeps elementary through high school youth actively engaged in positive and productive after-school activities. Today, more than ever, improving students’ fitness levels and overall health is critically important to combating the epidemic of childhood obesity and type-2 diabetes.

WFIT’s unique model, which has been developed over the past 15 years, integrates physical fitness and health with coaching and mentoring, allowing older students to mentor younger students, creating youth leaders of today, every day, and impacting two lives in the process. Moreover, not only does our model programming transform the lives of our students, it also brings about positive change in both the students’ families and the broader community.

Kevin hosted his inaugural celebrity golf tournament in Las Vegas in October of 2008 which raised important funds for children through A World Fit for Kids.