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sports comedy series, '' Blue Mountain State'', and "U-Turn" in the

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series, '' Weeds''. He has also appeared in film, with roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''. Outside of acting, Kennedy is active on social media, best known for being a popular Viner. On March 10, 2017 he released his first full length rap album titled ''Torn Pages'' featuring Royce Da 5'9, Crooked I, Trick Trick and more.

Early life and family

Kennedy was born Felton Eugene Kennedy II in

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, but grew up in

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with his mother until he was six years of age. He then moved back to Detroit to reunite with his father, who died after ten years. Kennedy attended

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(WMU), before transferring to the

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(UD), and majored in

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and acting. Kennedy's father was a doctor and encouraged his son to study medicine, but Kennedy gained a passion for acting after being introduced to the works of

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at WMU. Kennedy subsequently chose to attend UD after performing with high distinction at Western Michigan.

Career

Kennedy soon moved to

and began to guest star on several shows including '' Six Feet Under'', '' Blind Justice'', '' Barbershop'', '' Love, Inc.'', '' NYPD Blue'', ''

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'', '' Weeds'' and ''

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''. In 2005, Kennedy won a recurring role on the popular

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primetime

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, '' Desperate Housewives'' where he played Caleb Applewhite, a

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who was being held captive in his mother Betty's (

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) basement. However shortly after in November 2005, Kennedy was fired from ''Desperate Housewives'' as the result of an internal investigation by the studio; Kennedy himself claimed that

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, the producers of the show, wanted to take a new direction with the character and bought out his contract. He was replaced by NaShawn Kearse. Kennedy joined the cast of Showtime's hit series '' Weeds'' during its second and third season. He played "U-Turn", a drug-dealer and self-described "thug". Kennedy played Radon Randell, a quarterback starting over the main character, Alex Moran, in the Spike television series '' Blue Mountain State''. Because Alex Moran does not want to start, he must keep Radon happy during the whole second season (the only season Radon was in). Radon's season ends in the championship game of his lone season when he aggravates a previous shoulder injury. Kennedy reprised his role in the 2016

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follow-up to the series. Kennedy had a guest appearance whereas he played a burglar in the new 2013 TV series ''

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''. He also made an appearance in an episode of '' Robot Chicken'' as

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and Cal Zapata. Kennedy played a gay inmate and gang leader in ''

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'' and a married inmate and ex-con in ''Raising the Bar''. In 2016, he starred in the YouTube Red original show

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. Kennedy played Gerald, the cousin of main character James Carter, on the

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show '' Rush Hour''. He appeared in all episodes of the show before its cancellation in 2016. In 2018, he had a prominent role in the blockbuster film ''

'', alongside

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, and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video Game

Web series

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Torn Pages'' (2017) * ''Same Page, Different Story'' (2018) * ''Page'' (2021)

Collaborative albums

* ''N-Idea'' (with Timothy Kennedy) (2017)

Mixtapes

* ''Straight Bars'' (2017) * ''Straight Bars 2'' (2018) * ''Straight Bars III'' (2019)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Page 1976 births African-American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male rappers Living people University of Delaware alumni Western Michigan University alumni