Kenny Alfonso
Born
27 November 1966 (59)
Place of Birth
Tampa, Florida, USA
Biography
Sharing a birthday with Bruce Lee and Jimi Hendrix didn't add pressure to the skinny Spanish kid, it only inspired ambition. Raised on baseball fields in Tampa, Florida, Kenny Alfonso spent most of his youth following a funny Dad and older brother around, learning to hit a curveball, and secretly wishing he was Kung Fu - Rock Star. After a brief stint in a few minor league camps, Kenny spent time as a State Attorney's Investigator and Pharmaceautical Rep before becoming a full-time actor in 1994...
Sharing a birthday with Bruce Lee and Jimi Hendrix didn't add pressure to the skinny Spanish kid, it only inspired ambition. Raised on baseball fields in Tampa, Florida, Kenny Alfonso spent most of his youth following a funny Dad and older brother around, learning to hit a curveball, and secretly wishing he was Kung Fu - Rock Star. After a brief stint in a few minor league camps, Kenny spent time as a State Attorney's Investigator and Pharmaceautical Rep before becoming a full-time actor in 1994. On film Kenny can be seen in "The Bay" Directed by Barry Levinson, "Trouble with The Curve" starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake, "The Hot Flashes" starring Brooke Shields, Virginia Madsen, Wanda Sykes, Daryl Hannah and Camryn Manheim, "The Change Up" starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman amongst others. On TV Kenny returns this Summer for a 4th season as Attorney Joe Cummings in the Lifetime Network Hit "Drop Dead Diva". Other TV credits include; ABC Family's "Christmas Cupid, the Lifetime mini-series "Marry Me", USA Network's "Necessary Roughness", Lifetime's "Army Wives", Fox's "Prison Break" and Tyler Perry's "House of Payne" on TBS. Kenny was the Co-host and 'Barkitect' of "Barkitecture", a 'how to' show on the D.I.Y. Network and HGTV. He has appeared in over 80 national and regional commercials and has performed on stage from coast-to-coast in his one-man shows and The Goods Variety Show which he co-created. He is also the co-founder and principle owner of The Goods® Brand. Founded in 1997, TGI is the Atlanta-based entertainment and clothing company connected by The Goods® Brand and its meaning of self-belief and empowerment. Kenny makes his home in Atlanta with daughter Jessy and long time partner, actress Melissa Ponzio. - IMDb Mini Biography
Filmography (26)
Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022
Terminus 2
2022
Safety
2020
Finding Steve McQueen
2019
The Founder
2016
That Thing Called Tanga Na
2016
Miracles from Heaven
2016
Love Is Blind
2016
The Last Punch
2016
Shake, Rattle & Roll XV
2014
No Good Deed
2014
The Good Lie
2014
The Single Moms Club
2014
Ride Along
2014
The Hot Flashes
2013
Trouble with the Curve
2012
The Bay
2012
The Change-Up
2011
Christmas Cupid
2010
Upside
2010
Just My Luck
2006
Delivery Boy Chronicles
2004
Run Ronnie Run
2002
Analyze This
1999
Atlanta Blue
1999
The Initiate
1998