4185. Kevin Richardson

Kevin Scott Richardson (born October 3, 1971) is an American singer, model, actor, composer, and member of the Backstreet Boys. Kevin Richardson was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He is the youngest of three brothers. As a youth, he was a chess club member and acted in school plays such as "Bye, Bye Birdie" at his school in Kentucky, Estill County High School. He was also a football captain. In Florida, he worked as a cast member in Walt Disney World. He was a backstage tour guide and costume characters, most notably as "Aladdin" and one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. There he also met his future wife Kristin Willits, who was playing the character of "Belle" from "Beauty and the Beast." He worked at Walt Disney World until he joined the Backstreet Boys in 1993.

Solo career
Richardson composed the soundtrack of an animated movie, The Spirit Bear, which was due out in 2010. On December 18, 2011, he headlined a Christmas concert titled "Home for the Holidays" with Rob Gonzalez. The concert was hosted by Montage Beverly Hills luxury hotel and it benefited The Angeles Clinic Foundation of Los Angeles. In 2012, Richardson began working on his first solo album. The album will include songs that have influenced him over the years, and it will be released later in 2012.

Modeling career
He has been a model for Versace.[ He also modeled for Vogue and is a brand ambassador for TAG Heuer.

Acting career
Richardson had made appearances with the Backstreet Boys on Arthur, Sesame Street, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. In 2002, during Backstreet Boys' hiatus, Richardson played the role of "Billy Flynn" in the Broadway production of Chicago. and in 2003, he made a appearance on Punk'd where he got punked by Ashton Kutcher. On November 14, 2006, several months after he left the Backstreet Boys, he returned to New York City with many Chicago alumni for the 10th anniversary of the show. From late November to December 3, 2006 Richardson played the role of Billy Flynn in Toronto, and from February 4 to March 4, 2007 he played the role in Japan. Richardson starred in his first TV movie in the 2009 Christian drama Love Takes Wing, based on the Janette Oke book. He played the role of Cyrus. In 2010, Richardson starred in "The Bloody Indulgent", a vampire themed musical film.In the same year he also starred opposite Susan Traylor, Daniela Sea, Pleasant Gehman, Garrett Swann and Michael Maize in Steve Balderson's feature film drama "The Casserole Club". Richardson received an Independent Vision Award for Best Actor for his performance in "The Casserole Club" at Vision Fest in New York City in 2011. Also in 2011, he starred in a short film "Unwound". It's an entry for Producers Guild of America premiere Weekend Shorts Event contest to benefit the Debra Hill Foundation. The film only took 51 hours from script to final cut.