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Kevin Yorn was born on July 4, 1965, in Montville, New Jersey. He is the oldest of three Yorn brothers; his younger brothers are Rick Yorn, a talent manager and producer, and Pete Yorn, a singer-songwriter and musician. The family later became associated with Los Angeles's entertainment community, where all three brothers pursued careers connected to the industry.
Yorn studied at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, earning a bachelor's degree in 1987. Muhlenberg, founded in 1848, is a private liberal-arts college whose curriculum combines broad undergraduate study with preparation for professional life.
He received a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans in 1990. Tulane Law School, established in 1847, is known for legal education that reflects Louisiana's mixed civil- and common-law tradition and for its later emphasis on areas including entertainment, sports, and media law.
Yorn began his legal career with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office after law school. During the early 1990s he served as a deputy district attorney in the office's Hardcore Gang Investigations Unit, which prosecuted serious and violent gang-related cases through specialized, continuous prosecution. His prosecutorial work placed him in Los Angeles during a period marked by major criminal trials, public concern about gang violence, and intense attention to the county's criminal-justice system.
In 1996, Yorn joined Kevin Morris, Michael Barnes, and other partners in establishing the entertainment law practice that became Morris Yorn Barnes Levine and later evolved into Yorn Levine. As managing partner, he represented talent and creators in film, television, music, sports, and digital media. The firm's work included negotiating rights and business arrangements for Trey Parker and Matt Stone, including early South Park agreements that preserved rights connected with derivative works and merchandising. Yorn also represented Ellen DeGeneres and worked on entertainment and digital-media ventures involving her television, social-media, video, games, and applications businesses.
His practice expanded beyond conventional talent representation into media entrepreneurship and investment. He advised Anthony Zuiker, creator of CSI, on content and business opportunities, and participated in transactions involving digital distribution and streaming, including a reported Hulu agreement for South Park reruns. The firm represented a broad roster of entertainment figures, including Scarlett Johansson, Matthew McConaughey, Liam Hemsworth, Zach Galifianakis, Tony Hawk, and other prominent clients.
In 2021, Yorn co-founded BroadLight Capital with Rick Yorn and David Dorfman. The firm invests in late-stage venture and growth-stage companies in technology, consumer products, media, and entertainment, using relationships across the creative industries to support distribution and strategic partnerships. BroadLight announced a $225 million debut fund in 2023 and has identified investments in companies including ElevenLabs, Function Health, MoonPay, Perplexity, and other growth businesses.
Yorn helped structure early entertainment agreements for South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone that preserved rights in derivative works, music, digital media, and merchandise.
Yorn co-founded BroadLight Capital, which launched a $225 million debut growth-investment fund in 2023 for companies in the consumer and technology sectors.
Yorn helped establish Tulane University Law School's Entertainment and Sports Law Conference and supported educational initiatives in media law, sports law, and intellectual-property law.
Yorn's professional outlook emphasizes combining legal representation with entrepreneurship, investment, and strategic partnerships. His work with BroadLight Capital reflects a view that entertainment networks can help technology and consumer companies build distribution, cultural relevance, and relationships with audiences.
Yorn has served in governance and advisory roles for organizations connected with children's media, healthcare, and community service. His board involvement with Common Sense Media relates to the nonprofit's work helping children and families navigate media and technology. His service with the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors supports the medical center's clinical, research, educational, and community programs.
Yorn was married to film producer Julie Silverman, whom he married in 1996; the marriage ended in divorce in 2005. They have one child.
His brothers Rick Yorn and Pete Yorn are also established figures in entertainment. Rick is a talent manager and producer, while Pete is a singer-songwriter and musician; the brothers have collaborated professionally in the broader entertainment business.
