Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan is an American actor, musician, screenwriter, director, and producer. He made his screen debut in 1989 in Lost Angels. He has starred in many independent films and TV series. In 1996 he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award.
The creative biography of the actor began at the age of 17. Kevin presented his play at the Young Playwrights Festival in New York. After 2 years, he made his screen debut.
The performer has more than 150 roles in television and film projects. In the 1990s, during the heyday of independent cinema, the actor became widely known and made an excellent career. He played mostly negative characters: robbers, drug dealers, hired killers, kidnappers.
Biography facts
The future actor was born in the spring of 1969 in the United States in the family of an Irish American and a Puerto Rican. He grew up next door to Kiss guitarist and vocalist Ace Freeli, often attended his shows and received posters of Ace from his parents.
Kevin also became interested in music and learned to play the guitar to be like his idol. Later he tried to make a musical career and even played in several groups, but in the end he chose cinema.
Corrigan received his primary education in New York. During his school years he continued to study music and became interested in dramatic art.
At the age of 17 he wrote his first play "The Boiler Room", which he presented at a youth festival in 1988 and became one of four winners. The competitive selection was quite tough, more than 600 applicants took part in it.
Young Playwrights Festival was established by the Writers Guild of America specifically to enable young talents to start a writing career and attract the attention of not only viewers, but also representatives of show business.
After graduating from high school, Corrigan entered the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute, where he studied acting.
The institute was founded in 1969 by the famous film director Lee Strasberg. He created his own method of teaching acting, based on the ideas and methods of K. Stanislavsky. The educational institution is well known in America and especially in Hollywood, where its training grounds are located. Among the graduates of the institute are famous performers: Robert de Niro, D. Hoffman, S. Buscemi, Al Pacino, A. Jolie.
Film career
Corrigan got his first role in Hugh Hudson's drama Lost Angels. His partners on the set were Donald Sutherland, Adam Horowitz, Amy Locane.
According to the plot of the picture, a teenager from a dysfunctional family after the divorce of his parents ends up in a psychiatric clinic. He cannot forget his past in any way, even being within the walls of the hospital. One of the doctors decides to help the boy cope with the problems, but soon it turns out that he himself needs the same help.
The film was screened at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Palme d'Or grand prize.
In the same year, Kevin starred in Paul Brickman's drama Men Don't Leave. Jessica Lange, Arliss Howard, Joan Cusack starred. The film told about a woman - a mother of two sons, who had serious financial problems after the death of her husband. She cannot find a job, she has no money to complete the renovation of the house where the family lives. The woman decides to sell all her property and move to the city.
In 1990, Martin Scorsese's crime drama Goodfellas, where Kevin played Michael Hill, was released. This is a story about a gangster Henry Hill, who, together with his friends, is engaged in robbery and robbery and can eliminate anyone who gets in his way.
Corrigan was fortunate enough to work with famous performers, including: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino.
At the Venice Film Festival, the film received the main prize "Silver Lion" for the best directorial work. A year later, she was nominated for the Cesar Prize, won 5 awards from the British Academy, received 5 Golden Globe nominations and 5 Oscars. Joe Pesci won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
The next film for Corrigan was the action movie "Justice of the Loner". The main roles were played by Michael Kitton, Rene Russo, Anthony DePaglia, Kevin Conway. According to the plot of the film, policeman Artie's best friend dies during a shootout. He decides to help his family and take care of three children. But soon Archie discovers that he does not have the financial ability to maintain them. And then he decides to take money from criminals who, in his opinion, do not deserve it.
In the project "Billy Bathgate" the actor got the role of Arnold and played along with famous performers: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis, Lorraine Dean, Steve Buscemi.
The action of the picture begins in 1935. Billy is the most ordinary teenager, no different from other boys. But after a few years many already know about him, because Billy is a real "star" of the criminal world. He became part of the Dutch Schultz mafia structure. Bathgate's career develops rapidly, but one day he meets a girl and falls in love with her at first sight. Billy soon finds out that she is the friend of the Dutch mafia boss.
During the heyday of independent cinema, Corrigan starred in many crime films and quickly found his niche playing negative characters.
Among his works, it is worth noting roles in famous projects: "Dance on the Grave", "True Love", "Saint from Fort Washington", "Life in Oblivion", "Kiss of Death", "Bad Boys", "Drunkards", "Aliens funeral "," Truth in Wine "," Rock and Roll on Wheels "," Henry Full "," Beverly Hills Slums "," Requiem of the Mafia "," Detroit - City of Rock "," Hooligans and Nerds ", "," Taxi Driver "," Medium "," Lonely Jim "," The Departed "," The Donnelly Brothers "," Skirmish "," Californication "," Gangster "," Fringe "," Mentalist "," Community "," Mercy "," Blue Blood "," Uncontrollable "," Three Days to Escape "," Necessary Cruelty "," Men in Action "," Seven Psychopaths "," Ray Donovan "," Annealing "," Illusion ".
The actor did not forget about his passion for music. In his spare time, he plays bass with the band Crystal Robots. The artist also starred in several music videos.
Personal life
In 2001, Kevin became the husband of actress Elizabeth Berridge. They met on the set of the independent film Broke Even, where Corrigan played the lead role. The couple have a daughter named Sadie Rose.
