Kevin Shinick began his acting career on the Broadway stage in such productions as The Seagull (w/Laura Linney), Saint Joan (w/Michael Stuhlbarg), Timon of Athens (w/Brian Bedford), The Government Inspector (w/Lainie Kazan), The School for Scandal (w/Tony Randall) and Night Must Fall (w/Matthew Broderick) before going on to host the Emmy winning PBS series Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? Since then, Kevin has become an Emmy Award-winning writer (Robot Chicken), a #1 Bestselling author (Star Wars: Force Collector) and a celebrated comic book creator (W.E.B. of Spider-Man, The Flash, Batman, Guardians of the Galaxy), as well as an actor, director and multiple Annie Award-winning producer.
Along the way, Kevin has earned a veritable pop culture pedigree by working alongside George Lucas (Star Wars: Detours), directing Stan Lee (Marvel's Spider-Man), collaborating with the rock band KISS (Scooby-Doo and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery) helping Mike Tyson solve some mysteries (The Mike Tyson Mysteries) and turning MAD Magazine into the Emmy nominated animated series known simply as MAD. Additional NY acting credits include Down South (Rattlestick Theatre Co.) The Country Club (The Drama Dept. w/ Cynthia Nixon) I Love Paris (Blue Heron Arts) and for EST: Armonk (written by Sean Sutherland) and Late Night In The Women’s Restroom At The Jungle Bar (written by Dave Reidy, EST Marathon 2001).
Regional Credits: Two Gentlemen of Verona (White River Junction) and (3) by A.R. Gurney: What I Did Last Summer (Dorset), The Dining Room (The Player’s Club) and Ancestral Voices (Nyack). TV/Film credits include: The Night Agent, Masters of Sex, Grimm, Major Crimes, Sour Grapes, Without A Trace, Trust Me, Rizzoli and Isles, Monday Mornings. Additional writing credits include Netflix's live action-comedy series Disjointed, Comedy Central's Ugly Americans, the play Spider-Man Live! at Radio City Music Hall, the children’s book Chewie and the Porgs and the one-man show: Kevin Shinick. On Stage. Complaining About His Mother. Kevin returns to his hosting roots in 2025 playing legendary television host Dick Clark in the upcoming Michael Jackson feature film, Michael. You can also follow more of his hosting hijinks in his semi-autobiographical murder mystery graphic novel Host Mortem. Follow Kevin @KevinShinck