Background
Kennedy was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire.
Actor singer writer film producer
Kennedy was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire.
He attended Saint Paul"s Catholic High School and was a keen member of Manchester Youth Theatre. Kennedy later studied drama at Manchester Polytechnic.
Kennedy was in the band the Paris Valentinos with Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke. Between 1983 until 2003, Kennedy played the character of Norman Watts (known as Curly Watts) in the Coronation Street television series. He started as a paperboy, then a dustman (or binman) and later an assistant manager at a supermarket.
The character had two marriages which produced two children - one from each wife.
After a short break from acting while recovering from alcohol addiction in 2000, he released an album, Bulldog Nation, with his band the Bunch of Thieves, on the Radio Corporation of America Records label. The single peaked at Number 70 in the United Kingdom Singles Chart.
He returned to Coronation Street a few months later, before being written out in September 2003. In an interview in 2009, Kennedy said that he would consider a return to the show and it was later confirmed that he would film scenes for its 50th anniversary Digital Video Disc. However, more than a decade after his departure, he has yet to make a return.
Kennedy was the writer and producer of the 2005 television series Spanish Capers.
A second series was recorded in 2006-2007 for Sky Television PLC In 2009, Kennedy played the part of ageing hippie "People’s" in the touring production of Ben Elton"s We Will Rock You before joining the cast of the West End London production in 2010. 2015 Kevin was asked to be involved with the launch of the worlds 3rd largest cruise liner "Anthem of the seas" appearing in a West end production of "We will rock you" He also appeared in the 2009 "Scent from Heaven?" advert for Daz, as part of the company"s "Cleaner Close" campaign.
In 2010, Kennedy, along with several other Coronation Street stars, contributed to Trisha Ward"s album Rogues, Angels, Heroes and Fools, recorded for the 50th anniversary of the television series.
He is a massive supporter of Manchester City.