Kevin Rock: Family, Fame, and Faulty Landing Gear
Actor Kevin Rock tells a fascinating story about how (and when) he met his two half-sisters, Melanie and Bonnie, who had no idea they had a brother. After a chance meeting at a movie premiere, Kevin set out to put the puzzle pieces of his family together, with little help from his estranged, biological father, Clarence Rock. He also tells the tale of how he met his wife, after almost crashing his plane.
Actor
Kevin is an LA-based actor, native-New Yorker, and married father of one. A veteran of the esteemed Negro Ensemble Company, as well as the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Kevin has worked with the likes of Spike Lee, Sam Raimi, Terrence Howard, Austin Pendleton, Nathan Lane, Joe Mantegna and many others, with roles on Parks & Recreation, Parenthood, NCIS, Matlock, The American Experience, and Criminal Minds as well as a featured role in The Return of Superfly. Kevin will appear in a new series on Apple+ later this year, title and date TBA. As a writer, Kevin recently optioned his story, PAWN, which is currently being developed for television by Simon Barry, the creative force behind WARRIOR NUN and CONTINUUM.
Performing aside, Kevin has enjoyed careers in graphic design and management, and has worked in the recording industry, as well as the banking and consumer electronics industries. Currently, Kevin manages rental units in Los Angeles and San Diego. He is also a licensed pilot, who met his wife just hours after an emergency landing, owing to defective landing gear.
In Episode 4 of the Probably Speaking podcast, Kevin shares some revealing stories about his unique, blended family, which includes meeting his two half-sisters for the first time as an adult (who didn’t know he existed), as well as navigating an often complicated relationship with his estranged, biological father.