Kinsey, Lance 1960-

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Kinsey, Lance 1960-

PERSONAL

Born June 5 (some sources cite June 18), 1960, in Arlington, VA (some sources cite Revere, MA or Calgary, Alberta, Canada); married Nancy Fink (a photog- rapher), 1985; children: Matt. Education: Studied English and drama at Vanderbilt University; studied acting at the Actors Theatre of Louisville; some sources state that he studied acting at other universities.

Addresses:

Agent—The Geddes Agency, 8430 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor. Second City Touring Company, member of the company. Worked as a traveling spokesperson for a soft drink company, a waiter, a gas station attendant, and a Christmas tree trimmer.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Plastic surgeon, Things Are Tough All Over, Columbia, 1982.

Dog trainer and bar patron, Class, Orion, 1983.

Street man, Doctor Detroit (also known as Dr. Detroit), Universal, 1983.

Lieutenant Carl Proctor, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Warner Bros., 1985.

Lieutenant Carl Proctor, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Warner Bros., 1986.

Lieutenant Carl Proctor, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (also known as Citizens on Patrol: Police Academy 4), Warner Bros., 1987.

Lieutenant Carl Proctor, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Warner Bros., 1988.

Lieutenant Carl Proctor, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, Warner Bros., 1989.

Telephone technician, Why Me?, Triumph Releasing, 1989.

Lance, Honeymoon Academy (also known as For Better or for Worse), Triumph Releasing, 1990.

Richie, Wedding Band, IRS Media, 1990.

Howard Polk, Club Fed, Prism Entertainment, 1991.

Wallace Wolfby, Masters of Menace, New Line Cinema, 1991.

Paramedic, Hero (also known as Accidental Hero and Hero and a Half), Columbia, 1992.

Lieutenant Irv Lansing, Loaded Weapon 1 (also known as National Lampoon's "Loaded Weapon 1"), New Line Cinema, 1993.

First interrogating officer, The Silence of the Hams (also known as Il silenzio dei prosciutti), October Films, 1994.

Principal Reese, Krippendorf's Tribe, Buena Vista, 1998.

Hofferman, Dreamcatcher (also known as Dreamcatcher, l'attrape-reves, Droemfaangare, El cazador de suenos, L'acchiappasogni, L'attrapeur de reves, O apanhador de sonhos, O cacador de sonhos, Unenaeopueuedja, and Unensieppaaja), Warner Bros., 2003.

Dennis, BuzzKill, Buzz Kill, 2008.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Rowdy cowboy, Outlaw Justice (also known as The Long Kill and The long kill: La justicia de los forajidos), CBS, 1998.

Tracker, Dollar for the Dead (also known as Un dolar por los muertos), TNT, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Nothing 'Cept Noise," The Duke, NBC, 1979.

Wesley Poone, "Love among the Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1983.

Ron Taylor and Handy Andy, "Pride and Prejudice," Twice in a Lifetime, CTV (Canada) and PAX TV, 2000.

The Amanda Show (also known as Amanda), Nickelodeon, c. 2000.

Sean Garland, "Irreparable Harm," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

Kenneth Monroe, "Missing," Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (also known as Lip Service, Sue Thomas, FBI, Sue Thomas—FBI, and Sue Thomas: I See You), PAX TV, 2003.

Dave Thomas, "Eminent Domain," Doc, PAX TV, 2004.

Appeared in other programs, including Easy Street, NBC; and The Tracey Ullmann Show, Fox.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Jerry Stepak, The Chicago Story, NBC, 1981.

Performer, The Yesterday Show, HBO, 1983.

Television Work; Series:

Program consultant, Whose Line Is It Anyway? (also known as Whose Line? and W.L.I.A.), ABC, beginning c. 1998.

Creative consultant, Whose Line Is It Anyway? (also known as Whose Line? and W.L.I.A.), ABC, c. 1998-2004, ABC Family Channel, beginning c. 2005.

Story editor, Doc, PAX TV, 2004.

Story editor, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (also known as Lip Service, Sue Thomas, FBI, Sue Thomas—FBI, and Sue Thomas: I See You), PAX TV, 2004-2005.

Television Work; Movies:

Associate producer, Outlaw Justice (also known as The Long Kill and The long kill: La justicia de los forajidos), CBS, 1998.

Television Work; Episodic:

Story consultant, "The Newlywed Game: Part 1," Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (also known as Lip Service, Sue Thomas, FBI, Sue Thomas—FBI, and Sue Thomas: I See You), PAX TV, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Jesus, Godspell (musical), and Murray, The Odd Couple, both La Comedia Dinner Theatre, Springboro, OH.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, Accidental Heroes: The Best of …, Barbara Wadkins Productions, 2004.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Episodic:

"Some Like It … Not," Twice in a Lifetime, CTV (Canada) and PAX TV, 2000.

Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (also known as Lip Service, Sue Thomas, FBI, Sue Thomas—FBI, and Sue Thomas: I See You), PAX TV, multiple episodes, 2002-2003.

(And stories for some episodes) Doc, PAX TV, multiple episodes, 2003-2004.

Screenplays:

(And story) Funky Monkey, Warner Bros., 2004.

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