Kenny Blank

Kenn Michael
Kenn Michael
Born	Kenneth Michael Benbow Blank; September 15, 1977; New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Other names	Kenn Michael; Kenny Michael Benbow Blank; Kenn Michaels; Kenn Micheal; Kenn Micheals;
Occupations	Actor; composer; director; editor; producer;
Years active	1991-present

Kenneth Michael Benbow "Kenny" Blank (born September 15, 1977) is an American actor, filmmaker and composer. Later he changed his name to Kenn Michael. Blank is best known for his role as Michael Peterson in the television series The Parent 'Hood from 1995 to 1997 for which he also composed some music, as well as his appearance in Eddie Murphy's 1992 movie Boomerang. He also appeared in Space Jam.

Early life and education

Blank was born as Kenneth Michael Benbow[1] in New York City, New York[2] on September 15, 1977,[1] the son of Lola, a dancer for James Brown[3] who later became Blank's manager,[4] and Warren Benbow, a jazz drummer[2] who has worked with Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder.[4] His parents later divorced[5] and Blank was raised by his mother and stepfather, Bob Blank, who owned a music studio.[4]

By the time he was 6 years old, Blank played the piano[5] and made short films.[3] He graduated from Stamford High School in 1995.[3] In the late 1990s, Blank was a student at the University of Southern California, where he studied filmmaking.[2]

Other career

Since 1998, Blank has cinematographed, edited and directed a number of short films.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	The Super	Tito
1992	Boomerang	Kenny
1998	Dead Man on Campus	Luke
2000	Boltneck	Jordy
2001	Delivering Milo	Mr. Ralph
	Evolution	Student
	Silent Story		Short film
2005	The Legend of Frosty the Snowman	Walter Wader (voice)	Direct-to-video
2006	All You've Got		Composer
2017	Mutafukaz	Angelino (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Henry	1 episode
	Homicide: Life on the Street	James Hill
	Alex Haley's Queen	Henry at 11
	Tall Hopes	Ernest Harris	6 episodes
1995–1997	The Parent 'Hood	Michael Peterson	Seasons 1–3
1997	Living Single	Damon Barker	1 episode
1999	Pepper Ann	Malik, Lamar Abudabe (voices)	2 episodes
2000–2006	As Told by Ginger	Darren Patterson (voice)	32 episodes
2003	All Grown Up!	J.T. (voice)	Episode: "Tweenage Tycoons"
2019	Cannon Busters	Philly the Kid (voice)	12 episodes; English dub

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Pedestrian
2006	Saints Row	Stilwater's Resident / Radio Voice
2006	Company of Heroes	Voice
2007	Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts	Aldrich
2007	Power Rangers: Super Legends	Navy Thunder Ranger
2008	Saints Row 2	Male Voice 2
2011	Saints Row: The Third	Male Voice 2
2013	Saints Row IV	The President of the United States, Male 2
2015	Saints Row: Gat out of Hell	The President of the United States

References

"Blank, Kenny 1977–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
Regelman, Kazz (July 1998). "The Music Man". Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America. p. 6.
"Blank Productions, Starring Kenny". Indianapolis Recorder. April 29, 1995. p. C6.
Sullivan, Meg (October 9, 1995). "Just act naturally". University of Southern California. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
"Superboy". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. April 1992. pp. 118−122.

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[encyclopedia-1] "Blank, Kenny 1977–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.

[regelman-2] Regelman, Kazz (July 1998). "The Music Man". Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America. p. 6.

[blank-3] "Blank Productions, Starring Kenny". Indianapolis Recorder. April 29, 1995. p. C6.

[sullivan-4] Sullivan, Meg (October 9, 1995). "Just act naturally". University of Southern California. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

[ebony-5] "Superboy". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. April 1992. pp. 118−122.