Sean Kanan

Sean Kanan

actor, producer, writer

Sean Kanan was born on Nov 02, 1966 in USA. Sean Kanan's big-screen debut came with Hide and Go Shriek directed by Skip Schoolnik in 1988, strarring John Robbins. Sean Kanan is known for Changing Hands directed by Scott L. Schwartz, Eddie Jemison stars as Crazed Road Rager and David 'Shark' Fralick as Dr. Williams. Sean Kanan has got 4 awards and 8 nominations so far. The most recent award Sean Kanan achieved is Daytime Emmy Awards. The upcoming new movie Sean Kanan plays is Killer Ambition which will be released on Jan 21, 2022.

Sean Kanan's career encompasses many facets of the entertainment world including actor, author, comedian, and producer. Early in his career, Kanan was chosen at an open call by Oscar-winning Director, John Avildsen from over 2000 hopefuls for the role of Mike Barnes in the Karate Kid III. He went on to create two iconic characters, AJ QUARTERMAINE (GH) and DEACON SHARP (B&B/Y&R). Kanan's popularity as DEACON in Italy and ability to speak fluent Italian landed him on the Italian version of the popular show Dancing with the Stars where he lasted 9 weeks.On the comedy stage, Kanan has performed at some of the countries leading clubs including the Laugh Factory, the Comedy Store, Dangerfield's, the Brokerage, Uncle Vinny's and other venues. On the theater stage, he has performed in Sam Shepard's True West twice, once at the Zephyr theater and once at the Palm Canyon Theater.Sean penned The Modern Gentleman; Cooking and Entertaining with Sean Kanan (Dunham Books) and Secret of My Success. Kanan co-hosted a celebrity parenting radio talk show called Kanan's Rules, available for download on iTunes podcast. Sean Kanan spends his free time studying martial arts, writing scripts, cooking, performing his stand-up routine and further pursuing the study of the Italian, French, Mandarin, Russian and Japanese language. Sean also dedicates much of his time to numerous charitable and nonprofit endeavors including ASPCA, anti-bullying and the Red Cross.

  • Birthday

    Nov 02, 1966
  • Place of Birth

    Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

4 wins & 8 nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards
2021
Outstanding Limited Drama Series
Winner - Daytime Emmy
Studio City (2019)
2021
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Fiction Program
Winner - Daytime Emmy
Studio City (2019)
LA Live Film Festival
2021
Best Actor
Winner - LA Live Film Award
Studio City (2019)
2021
Best Actor - TV Series
Winner - LA Live Film Award
Studio City (2019)
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