name	Kevin McHale
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cyears2	–present
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Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the Houston Rockets. After his playing career, he worked for the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team's general manager and later its coach. He was fired as coach in June 2009. McHale then worked as an analyst for NBA TV and Turner Sports.

Early life

Kevin McHale was born to Paul Austin McHale and Josephine Patricia Starcevich in Hibbing, Minnesota. In his senior season at Hibbing High School, he was named Minnesota's Mr. Basketball of 1976 and led his squad to a runner-up finish in the AA Minnesota State Championship game.

In 1992, McHale was elected to the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.

Personal life

On June 30, 1982, he married his wife Lynn. They have five children.

In 1990 and again in 1991, he appeared as himself in two episodes of ''Cheers'', a television situation comedy set in Boston.

College career

The 6 ft 10 in (209 cm) McHale played basketball at the power forward position for the University of Minnesota from 1976 to 1980, with career averages of 15.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

He was named All-Big Ten in 1979 and 1980 and still ranks second in school history in career points (1704) and rebounds (950).

In 1995, to coincide with the University of Minnesota's 100th anniversary, he was selected as top player in the history of University of Minnesota men's basketball.

McHale is famous for an encounter with Chuck Foreman in the Gopher locker room. Foreman, a famous Minnesota Vikings player at the time, was congratulating the Gophers on a hard fought victory. As Foreman was shaking all the players' hands, when he arrived at the then-unknown power forward, McHale displayed his comic wit: "Why hello, Mr. Foreman. What do you do for a living?"

NBA playing career

Early professional playing career

Heading into the 1980 NBA Draft the Celtics held the number one overall pick. But in a shrewd pre-draft trade, considered by some to be among the most lopsided in NBA history, Boston Celtics President Red Auerbach dealt the top pick and an additional first-round pick to the Golden State Warriors for center Robert Parish and the Warriors' first-round pick, the third overall. With that pick the Celtics chose McHale.

McHale's stay in Boston got off to a rocky start as he held out for a large contract, even threatening to play in Italy, before signing a three-year deal with the Celtics. Backing up Larry Bird and Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell at forward, McHale made an immediate impact and was named to the NBA's All-Rookie First Team in his rookie season. Boston finished with the NBA's best record that year.

In the playoffs the Celtics swept the Chicago Bulls in the first round. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics faced a 3–1 deficit against the Philadelphia 76ers. But Boston won the last three games of the series, including Game 6 on Philadelphia's home court. McHale helped save the Game 6 win by blocking Andrew Toney's shot and corralling the rebound with 16 seconds left to protect the Celtics' one-point lead. In the NBA Finals, Boston defeated the Houston Rockets in six games to capture the club's fourteenth championship.

The Celtics failed to advance to the NBA Finals the next two seasons. Philadelphia exacted a measure of revenge in the 1982 Eastern Conference Final, beating Boston at its home arena, the Boston Garden, in a seventh game. In the 1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Celtics were swept by the Milwaukee Bucks, leading to the firing of head coach Bill Fitch.

Following the 1982–83 season McHale's contract with the Celtics expired, and the New York Knicks signed him to a contract offer sheet. Auerbach retaliated by signing three of New York's top free agent players to offer sheets. The Knicks elected to re-sign their players and give up their pursuit of McHale. McHale eventually re-signed with Boston, his $1 million per season contract making him the fourth-highest paid player in the NBA.

McHale won the first of his consecutive NBA Sixth Man Awards as Boston won a league-best 62 games in the 1983–84 season. Led by a new head coach, former Celtic K.C. Jones, Boston was also bolstered by the acquisition of point guard Dennis Johnson from the Phoenix Suns.

After surviving a tough seven-game semifinal battle with the Knicks, the Celtics avenged the previous season's playoff loss to Milwaukee in the Eastern Conference Finals. Boston would face the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals in a highly-anticipated matchup.

In Game 4 of the finals, with the Celtics trailing in both the game and the series, McHale delivered a hard foul to Kurt Rambis, violently flinging him down by his throat, as the Lakers' forward raced to the basket. The physical play touched off a bench-clearing scuffle. Boston came back to win the game in overtime and tie the series at two games apiece. They eventually prevailed in seven games to win the franchise's fifteenth championship.

McHale continued to come off the bench during first half of the 1984–1985 season, but moved into a starting role in February 1985 after Cedric Maxwell injured a knee. On March 3 versus the Detroit Pistons McHale had his greatest scoring night, setting the Celtics' single-game scoring record with 56 points. Two nights later McHale scored 42 points against the Knicks, the only other time in his career he topped 40 points in a game. The 98 points in consecutive games is still a Celtics' record. On March 12, just nine days after McHale scored 56, Larry Bird established a new Celtics' single-game scoring mark by pouring in 60 points versus the Atlanta Hawks.

Boston captured its second straight Eastern Conference title but was upended in the NBA Finals in six games by the rival Lakers. McHale led the Celtics in scoring (26.0) and rebounding (10.7) versus the Lakers, including a 32-point, 16-rebound performance in the decisive sixth game.

The 1985–1986 edition of the Boston Celtics won the franchise's sixteenth NBA Championship and is considered one of the greatest teams in NBA history.

The Celtics acquired former NBA Most Valuable Player Bill Walton in a trade from the Los Angeles Clippers in September 1985, and added the 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) center to its already-formidable frontline. Boston sent Cedric Maxwell to the Clippers to complete the trade, clearing the way for McHale to move into a full time starting role. McHale averaged better than 20-points per game for the first time in his career (21.3) and finished thirteenth in the NBA Most Valuable Player voting.

He joined starters Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson and Danny Ainge as the Celtics steamrolled the NBA with a league-best 67–15 record. The team set a then-NBA record by finishing with an 82–18 win-loss record (including playoffs), breaking the record of 81 victories by the 1971–72 Lakers.

Boston also set the NBA mark for most home victories in one season, finishing 50–1 (including playoffs) in 48 games in the Boston Garden and three games in Hartford, Connecticut. The Portland Trail Blazers were the only team to beat Boston at home, winning 121–103 in Boston on December 6, 1985. (The Celtics did not lose again at home until more than a year later, when Lakers beat them 117–110 on December 12, 1986.)

Boston won 41 of its first 50 games, including two victories over the Lakers. In a rout of the Clippers on December 30, 1985, McHale set his single-game high in rebounds with 18 (a mark he tied versus the Pistons in 1989).

An extremely durable player through the first five seasons of his career, McHale missed 14 games in early 1986 due to an injured Achilles tendon in his left ankle, but he was healthy when the playoffs began. Boston rolled through the Eastern Conference, winning 11 of 12 games versus Chicago, Atlanta and Milwaukee.

For the second time in five years the Celtics faced Houston in the NBA Finals, and the result was the same as in 1981, as Boston won the title in six games. McHale averaged 25.8 points per game in the finals to lead all scorers.

Middle career: the "torture chamber"

"When I was healthy, I always felt I could score," McHale once told reporters. "When it went into what I called 'The torture chamber,' I knew it was in."

By his seventh pro season, McHale had rehearsed and refined his low-post moves and had become one of the NBA's most dominant offensive forces, out-leaping, out-spinning and out-maneuvering defender after defender in his "torture chamber". McHale was never better than the 1986–1987 season, setting career highs in scoring (26.1) and rebounding (9.9). He also became the first player in NBA history to shoot sixty percent or better from the field (60.4%) and eighty percent or better from the free throw line (83.6%) in the same season. McHale was named to the All-NBA First Team, was named the NBA's best defensive player by the league's coaches, and finished fourth in the Most Valuable Player voting behind Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, and Larry Bird.

In nine games from February 23, 1987, through March 13, McHale played arguably the best stretch of basketball in his career. He averaged 30.7 points and 10 rebounds per game while shooting a staggering 71.7 percent from the floor. During this stretch McHale scored his season-high in points, 38 versus the Pistons on March 1.

In a win at Chicago on March 27, McHale broke the navicular bone in his right foot. He ignored doctors' advice that the injury could be career-threatening and continued to play. In the playoffs a hobbled McHale averaged 39 minutes per game and connected on 58 percent of his shots as Boston once again won the Eastern Conference title. Boston swept the Bulls in the first round for the second straight year and survived two seven-game series with the Bucks and Pistons. A tired and hurting Celtics team could not defend its championship, losing to the Lakers in six games in the NBA Finals.

Off-season surgery on his injured right foot and ankle forced McHale to sit out the first month of the 1987–1988 season He scored 22 points in 22 minutes of play in his return to the Celtics on December 1, 1987, versus Atlanta.

Teammate Danny Ainge once called McHale "The Black Hole", joking that when the basketball was passed inside to McHale it disappeared because he rarely passed it back. But in a win over the Dallas Mavericks on April 3, 1988, McHale played the role of passer, distributing a career high 10 assists.

The Celtics won 57 games and made their fifth straight appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals. McHale shot 60 percent from the field and averaged a career playoff-high 25.4 points per game as Boston defeated the Knicks in four games and the Hawks in a thrilling seven-game semi-final series. The Detroit Pistons were too strong for the Celtics this time around and defeated Boston in six games in the conference final. Head coach K. C. Jones retired at the end of the season, and the Celtics of the Bird-McHale-Parish era would never again advance past the conference semi-finals.

Later career

Injuries limited Larry Bird to just six games in 1988–89 and the Celtics slipped to 42–40. New head coach Jimmy Rodgers coaxed the team into the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's eighth and final seed behind the play of McHale and Parish and second-year guard Reggie Lewis.

The Celtics faced the Pistons in the playoffs for the third straight year. Detroit bottled up McHale this time around, holding him to 19 points per game and less than 50 percent shooting from the field. The Pistons easily swept the Celtics en route to their first NBA Championship.

The 1989–90 season marked the last time McHale was healthy enough to play in all 82 regular season games for the Celtics, but the season was one of discontent for Boston. Second-year point guard Brian Shaw left the team to play in Europe after a salary dispute, and Larry Bird—back from his injuries—was criticized by teammates, including McHale, for taking too many shots and trying to dominate games on his own.

Rodgers moved McHale back into his old "sixth man" role for the majority of the regular season; McHale's scoring dipped into the teens coming off the bench. With 23 games to play and Boston just nine games above .500, Rodgers decided to put McHale back into the starting lineup. McHale averaged 24.2 points and 9 rebounds down the stretch as the Celtics went 18–5 and finished just a game behind Philadelphia in the Atlantic Division.

McHale became the first player in twenty years to finish in the NBA's top ten in field goal percentage (seventh) and free throw percentage (fifth) in the same season.

Boston took the first two games of its first-round playoff series with the Knicks, including a record-setting 157–128 blowout in Game 2. In a shocking reversal the Knicks fought back and won the last three games of the series, bouncing the stunned Celtics from the playoffs. Head coach Jimmy Rodgers was fired following the playoff disappointment.

McHale contemplated retirement in the off-season after having another surgery performed on his balky right ankle, but he came back for the 1990–91 season. Boston paired young backcourt players Lewis, Dee Brown, Kevin Gamble and Brian Shaw—back from his year in Europe—with Bird, McHale and Parish and hired Chris Ford, a longtime assistant coach and member of the Celtics' 1981 championship team, to be its head coach.

The season got off to a promising start as Boston sprinted to a 29–5 record, but the Celtics were soon slowed by injuries to McHale (ankle) and Bird (back). McHale missed 14 regular season games and Bird 22, as the Celtics limped to a 27–21 record over the last three months of the season. Boston defeated the Indiana Pacers in five games in a hotly-contested first round playoff matchup, but for the third time in four years the Celtics were eliminated by Detroit, this time in a six-game semi-final series.

McHale played in a career-low 56 games and Bird played in just 45, as each suffered through an injury-plagued 1991–92 season. Boston struggled for most of the regular season but got hot as the playoffs approached, winning 15 of its last 16 games and finishing with 51 wins, the third-most in the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics swept the Pacers in the first round, but were defeated in seven games in the conference semi-finals by the younger, quicker Cleveland Cavaliers. Bird retired from the NBA three months later.

The 1992–93 season was McHale's last in the NBA. McHale played in 71 games, but he was severely hampered by leg and back injuries. He averaged just 10.7 points per game and shot less than 50 percent from the floor (45.9%) for the only time in his career.

In the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Charlotte Hornets the Celtics were stunned by the loss of Lewis, their leading scorer. He collapsed on the court during Game 1 and was diagnosed with what eventually proved to be a fatal heart condition. McHale performed brilliantly in the series. He averaged 19.6 points per game and shot 58 percent from the field—including 30 points and 10 rebounds in Game 2—but Boston fell to the Hornets in four games.

McHale announced his retirement while talking with reporters at the scorer's table after the Game 4 loss in Charlotte.

Legacy

McHale was a part of what some consider the league's best-ever frontline with small forward Larry Bird and center Robert Parish. The trio of Hall of Famers became known as the "Big Three" and led the Celtics to five NBA Finals appearances and three NBA Championships, in 1981, 1984 and 1986. For the first five years of his career McHale primarily came off the bench for the Celtics, winning the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1984 and 1985.

Possessing a wide variety of offensive moves close to the basket the agile, long-armed McHale played in seven National Basketball Association All-Star Games between 1984 and 1991. McHale's finest season came in 1986–87 when he was named to the All-NBA First Team as a forward. He led the NBA in field goal percentage in 1987 and 1988, shooting 60.4 percent each season. Also a standout defensive player, McHale was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First or Second Team six times. He twice blocked nine shots in a game, the most ever by a Boston Celtics' player (blocked shots did not become an official NBA statistic until the 1974 season).

In 971 regular season games McHale averaged 17.9 points and 7.3 rebounds and in 169 post-season games averaged 18.8 points and 7.4 rebounds.

At the end of the 2007–2008 season McHale ranked tenth in NBA history in career field goal percentage (55.4%), and he is among the Celtics' career leaders in several categories, including games played, points scored and rebounding.

McHale's number 32 jersey was retired by the Celtics on January 30, 1994, during a halftime ceremony at the Boston Garden .

He was chosen one of the NBA's fifty greatest players and was named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996.

McHale was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | align="left" | 1980–81 | align="left" | Boston | 82 || 1 || 20.1 || .533 || .000 || .679 || 4.4 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 1.8 || 10.0 |- | align="left" | 1981–82 | align="left" | Boston | 82 || 33 || 28.4 || .531 || .000 || .754 || 6.8 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 2.3 || 13.6 |- | align="left" | 1982–83 | align="left" | Boston | 82 || 13 || 28.6 || .541 || .000 || .717 || 6.7 || 1.3 || 0.4 || 2.3 || 14.1 |- | align="left" | 1983–84 | align="left" | Boston | 82 || 10 || 31.4 || .556 || .333 || .765 || 7.4 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 1.5 || 18.4 |- | align="left" | 1984–85 | align="left" | Boston | 79 || 31 || 33.6 || .570 || .000 || .760 || 9.0 || 1.8 || 0.4 || 1.5 || 19.8 |- | align="left" | 1985–86 | align="left" | Boston | 68 || 62 || 35.3 || .574 || .000 || .776 || 8.1 || 2.7 || 0.4 || 2.8 || 21.3 |- | align="left" | 1986–87 | align="left" | Boston | 77 || 77 || 39.7 || .604 || .000 || .836 || 9.9 || 2.6 || 0.5 || 2.2 || 26.1 |- | align="left" | 1987–88 | align="left" | Boston | 64 || 63 || 37.3 || .604 || .000 || .797 || 8.4 || 2.7 || 0.4 || 1.4 || 22.6 |- | align="left" | 1988–89 | align="left" | Boston | 78 || 74 || 36.9 || .546 || .000 || .818 || 8.2 || 2.2 || 0.3 || 1.2 || 22.5 |- | align="left" | 1989–90 | align="left" | Boston | 82 || 25 || 33.2 || .549 || .333 || .893 || 8.3 || 2.1 || 0.4 || 1.9 || 20.9 |- | align="left" | 1990–91 | align="left" | Boston | 68 || 10 || 30.4 || .553 || .405 || .829 || 7.1 || 1.9 || 0.4 || 2.1 || 18.4 |- | align="left" | 1991–92 | align="left" | Boston | 56 || 1 || 30.4 || .509 || .000 || .822 || 5.9 || 1.5 || 0.2 || 1.1 || 13.9 |- | align="left" | 1992–93 | align="left" | Boston | 71 || 0 || 30.4 || .459 || .111 || .841 || 5.0 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 0.8 || 10.7 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | ... | 971 || 400 || 31.0 || .554 || .261 || .798 || 7.3 || 1.7 || 0.4 || 1.7 || 17.9

Playoffs

|- | align="left" | 1980–81 | align="left" | Boston | 17 || ... || 18.1 || .540 || .000 || .639 || 3.5 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 1.5 || 8.5 |- | align="left" | 1981–82 | align="left" | Boston | 12 || ... || 22.0 || .575 || .000 || .755 || 7.1 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 2.3 || 16.2 |-

Career after retirement

Front office work

Upon his retirement as an NBA player, McHale joined the Minnesota Timberwolves as a television analyst and special assistant. In the summer of 1994, new Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor promoted him to Assistant General Manager. He continued to broadcast Timberwolves games and work as an executive until 1995, when he succeeded Jack McCloskey as Vice President of Basketball Operations, where one of his first moves was to hire former University of Minnesota teammate Flip Saunders as head coach of the Timberwolves.

The next season McHale made the decision to draft high school phenom forward Kevin Garnett with the fifth overall pick of the 1995 NBA Draft. Though Garnett developed into one of the NBA's best players, the Timberwolves advanced past the first round of the Western Conference playoffs only once in Garnett's twelve seasons with the team.

It was also during McHale's reign that the Timberwolves were punished by the NBA for making a secret deal with free agent forward Joe Smith to circumvent the league's salary cap rules. Before the 1998–99 season, Smith agreed in secret to sign three one-year contracts with the Timberwolves for less than his market value. In return, Smith received a promise that the Timberwolves would give him a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract before the 2001–02 season.

In 2000, after word of the secret agreement got out, NBA commissioner David Stern voided Smith's final one-year contract with the Timberwolves, making Smith a free agent. Stern also took away three of the Timberwolves' next five first-round draft picks and fined the team $3.5 million. Smith signed with Detroit for one season, but came back to Minnesota before the 2001–2002 season as a free agent.

On February 12, 2005, the Timberwolves fired Saunders and McHale took on head coaching duties for the remainder of the 2004–05 season. He compiled a 19–12 record but had no interest in continuing as head coach. Dwane Casey was hired as the new head coach in the off-season of 2005.

With Minnesota sitting at .500 midway through the 2006–07 season, McHale fired Casey on January 23, 2007. Timberwolves' assistant coach Randy Wittman was tabbed to take over for Casey. Despite missing the playoffs, on April 19, 2007, the Timberwolves announced that McHale would return for the 2007–08 season, as would Wittman.

Prior to the 2007 NBA Draft McHale reportedly tried to work out a trade with Celtics General Manager and former teammate Danny Ainge that would have sent Kevin Garnett to Boston for a draft pick and players. Garnett's agent told the Timberwolves and the Celtics that his client had no interest in playing for Boston, and the potential trade was scuttled. In late July 2007, Minnesota and Boston once again tried to consummate a deal for Garnett. Garnett eased his stance on being traded to Boston; on July 31 he was sent to the Celtics for five players and two first-round draft picks. Garnett finished third in the MVP balloting and was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in leading Boston to the NBA Championship over the Lakers.

Coaching

On December 8, 2008, the Timberwolves fired Wittman. He had compiled a 38–105 record since taking over for Casey. The Timberwolves announced that McHale would step down as VP of Basketball Operations and once again take over the head coaching job, this time more permanently; the Timberwolves' owner Glen Taylor at the time indicated that he was not seeking to replace McHale as head coach. On June 17, 2009, however, it was announced that McHale would not return as the Timberwolves' head coach for the 2009–2010 season. On June 1, 2011, McHale became the head coach for the Houston Rockets, replacing Rick Adelman.

McHale is one of six members of the 1985–1986 Celtics' championship team to serve as an NBA head coach (Larry Bird, Danny Ainge, Dennis Johnson, Sam Vincent and Rick Carlisle are the others).

TV Analyst

Kevin McHale began working for TNT and NBA TV as an analyst during the 2009–2010 season. He occasionally appeared on NBA on TNT in the studio and called a few regular season and playoff games for the station.

McHale was also a part of the studio team for NBA TV's Fan Night broadcasts on Tuesday nights during the season, along with Ernie Johnson and Chris Webber. Kevin McHale also called games for the station during the 2010 Las Vegas Summer League.

See also

List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders

List of National Basketball Association career playoff scoring leaders

List of National Basketball Association career playoff blocks leaders

List of National Basketball Association career playoff free throw scoring leaders

Notes

External links

NBA.com historical playerfile

Hoopedia bio

NBA coach Bio

IMDB page

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birth name	Kevin Michael McHale
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birth place	Plano, Texas, U.S.
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Kevin Michael McHale (born June 14, 1988) is an American actor, dancer, and singer. Formerly of boy band NLT, McHale is best known for his recent role as Artie Abrams in the Fox hit television series ''Glee'' and as Everett McDonald in Katy Perry's single "Last Friday Night".

Life and career

McHale was born in Plano, Texas, the youngest of four children of Elizabeth Anne (née Payne) and Christopher Patrick McHale. He has a brother named Tim (born in August 1981) and a sister. McHale is descended from immigrants from County Mayo, Ireland.

He admitted to Ryan Seacrest that he grew up with Disney Channel actress and singer Demi Lovato. Before becoming an actor, McHale joined an American Boy Group, NLT, which is short for "Not Like Them". The R&B; group was discovered by Chris Stokes. On March 13, 2007, they released their first single "That Girl". The band had a guest appearance in ''Bratz: The Movie''. On April 30, 2009, group member Travis Michael Garland announced that NLT had split.

McHale currently stars on ''Glee'' as Artie Abrams, a member of the McKinley High glee club who uses a wheelchair. Although his character is in a wheelchair, McHale is a skilled dancer and has said that it is hard to keep his feet from moving along with the music while on the set. He had his first solo single on ''Glee'' singing "Dancing with Myself" in the episode "Wheels". In the episode "Dream On" he danced in a fantasy sequence to "The Safety Dance" and sang "Dream a Little Dream of Me".

McHale's acting credits include a 2007 appearance on NBC's ''The Office'' in the season 4 episode "Launch Party", where he played a pizza delivery boy who is taken hostage by Steve Carell's character, Michael Scott. In 2008, McHale was on HBO's ''True Blood'' for two episodes as Neil Jones, a coroner's assistant. Kevin was also in three episodes of Nickelodeon's hit show ''Zoey 101'' as Dooley. In 2010, McHale appeared momentarily in One Call's music video 'Blacklight' alongside his fellow former NLT member, Justin.

In June 2011, McHale appeared in Katy Perry's music video for song, Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) with fellow Glee cast member Darren Criss.

He is a fan of the English Premier League football club, Manchester City

He is also a fan of British band McFly and has openly said he would like a whole episode of ''Glee'' based on their music.

Filmography

+ Film and television credits
Title	Year	Role	Notes
''All That''	2005	Mark	Episode: "On-Air Dares"
''''	2007	Delivery Boy	Episode: "Launch Party"
''Bratz: The Movie''	2007	Boy (With Band) Auditioning for Talent Show
''Zoey 101''	2007–2008	Dooley Fibadoo
''True Blood''	2008	Neil Jones	2 episodes: "Escape from Dragon House", "Cold Ground".
! scope="row"	2009–present	Artie Abrams	{{ubl	Series regular	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
''Glee: The 3D Concert Movie''	2011	Artie Abrams/Himself

Music videos

"That Girl" by NLT

"She Said, I Said (Time We Let Go)" by NLT

"Karma" by NLT

"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by Katy Perry (as Everett McDonald)

Discography

References

External links

Kevin McHale: Fox's "Glee", Actor Bio

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birth date	October 22, 1985
Origin	Chester, Pennsylvania
genre	Runway Pop
occupation	Singer-songwriter
years active	2007–present
birth name	Kevin Michael Seward
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Kevin Michael (born Kevin Michael Seward, October 22, 1985, Chester, Pennsylvania) is an American pop artist that was signed to Downtown Records in 2007, the same year he released his self-titled album.

Early life

Born in a Philadelphia suburb, Michael's mixed race heritage has deeply influenced his music. A self-taught vocalist, Michael has memories of bursting into song as a child, "My mom was so embarrassed to take me to the mall," he recalls with a laugh, "I would sing 'Me So Horny' at the top of my lungs!"

2006-2009

He received attention from Virgin Records while still a teenager, but ultimately signed with Atlantic Records and their Downtown Records imprint.

His first EP ''Ya Dig?'' was featured only on iTunes and the single "We All Want The Same Thing" was highlighted on iTunes Store as the Single of the Week for May 8, 2007. His single "We All Want The Same Thing" featured rapper Lupe Fiasco and was featured in a Verizon Wireless V Cast Song ID commercial.

A favorable reviewed his performance on day two of the August 2007 Lollapalooza concert in Chicago, describing Michael as a "young singer with the towering afro and a voice that mixes the soulful side of Michael Jackson with a hip-hop edge." he has also performed at MTV's 2007 Video Music Awards at The Palms Casino Pool in Las Vegas.

The debut album ''Kevin Michael'' was released on October 2, 2007. He was on separate tours with Lily Allen, and then Maroon 5 in 2007. In 2008, he toured with John Legend on the Pepsi Smash Tour.

2009-Present

On March 16, 2011, Kevin released the follow-up album International for a limited release in Japan.

On June 10, 2010, Kevin re-surfaced under the alias KofTHEY (K being the initial for his name, and THEY being a group standing for THE YOUTH) and released THEY’s first single, Areola on their YouTube channel, KofTHEY.

On March 14, 2011, Kevin opened Twitter and Facebook accounts as KofTHEY. On March 15, 2011, Kevin released his second solo album in Japan, entitled International.

On April 5, 2011, He launched his TeamTHEY and has released songs under KofTHEYon his TeamTHEY website.

On July 1, 2011, Kevin released 'Covers For You', a 9-song cover album. The album also releases 1 track from his International album.

Song Use In Pop Culture

Song Title	Details
! We All Want The Same Thing		Step Up 2: The Streets
! We All Want The Same Thing		Prom Night (2008 film)
! We All Want The Same Thing		Lincoln Heights (TV series) Season 2: Episode 4
! Weekend Jumpoff		Entourage (TV series) Season 3: Episode 16
! Philadelphia		Dance! Online
! Stone Cold Killa		Dance! Online
! It Don't Make Any Difference		EA Sports: NBA Live 08
! Weekend Jumpoff		Just Wright
! At Last (Etta James Cover)		(500) Days Of Summer

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
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		*Released: August 8, 2006	Atlantic Records>Atlantic	*Formats: Compact Disc
		*Released: March 22, 2011	JVC - Japan	*Formats: Compact Disc
		*Released: July 1, 2011	Independent	Music download>digital download

EPs

Year	Album details
	''Ya Dig?''	*Released: April 10, 2007	Music download>digital download

Singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
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		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	17	—	19	—
		—	—	64	—	43	—	74

Soundtrack appearances

Song	Year	Other performer(s)	Film
"We All Want The Same Thing"			''Step Up 2: The Streets''
"At Last"			''(500) Days of Summer''
"Weekend Jumpoff"			''Just Wright

References

External links

Kevin Michael at Myspace

Kevin Michael.com

Kevin Michael Unveils Major Tour

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birth name	Amber Patrice Riley
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birth place	Los Angeles, California, United States
occupation	Actress and singer
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Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986) is an American actress and singer best known for her role on the series ''Glee'' as Mercedes Jones.

Early life and career

Riley was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Tiny (née Hightower) and Elwin Riley. Riley auditioned for ''American Idol'' when she was 17 years old, during the show's second season, but was turned down by the producers. Amber graduated from La Mirada High School in La Mirada, California in 2004. In 2006, Riley auditioned for the part of Effie White in ''Dreamgirls'', yet was refused because of her age. Riley appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010.

''Glee'' and solo album

As of May 2009, Riley plays the role of Mercedes Jones on the hit 'dramedy' ''Glee''. She has sung numerous solos, including "Respect", "Bust Your Windows", "Hate on Me", "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "Beautiful", "Bridge over Troubled Water", "I Look to You", "Hell to the No", and "Ain't No Way". Her character gets through her schooldays with her 'diva-style', stylish clothes, and her friendship with the only openly gay boy in school, Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer). In 2011, Riley received an NAACP Image Award nomination for her portrayal of Mercedes; she has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her acting on ''Glee'', along with the show's ensemble, and has also been nominated for a Teen Choice Award for her acting on the show. Her mother was a member of the choir with whom Mercedes dances in the song "Like a Prayer" during the 15th episode of the first season. Riley is also making a solo album.

Philanthropy

In 2011, Riley acted as a campaign spokesperson for http://www.Dosomething.org and VH1 Save The Music Foundation's second annual "Battle for the Bands." Riley starred in a PSA campaign and engaged fans through social media to participate in the campaign that mobilized young people in the fight for keeping music education in schools.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	! Notes
2002	''St. Sass''	Toby	Television film
2009–present		Mercedes Jones
2010	''''	Aiesha
2011	''Glee: The 3D Concert Movie''	Herself/Mercedes Jones

References

External links

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name	Kurt Rambis
position	Forward
height ft	6
height in	8
weight lb	213
number	31, 30, 18
birth date	February 25, 1958
birth place	Cupertino, California
nationality
high school	Cupertino
college	Santa Clara (1976–1980)
draft round	3
draft pick	58
draft year	1980
draft team	New York Knicks
career start	1980
career end	1995
years1	1980–1981
team1	AEK Athens (Greece)
years2	–
team2	Los Angeles Lakers
years3	–
team3	Charlotte Hornets
years4	1989–
team4	Phoenix Suns
years5	1992–1993
team5	Sacramento Kings
years6	–
team6	Los Angeles Lakers
cyears1
cteam1	Los Angeles Lakers
cyears2	–
cteam2	Minnesota Timberwolves
highlights	4× NBA Champion (1982, 1985, 1987–1988) WCC Player of the Year (1980)
Stats league	NBA
stat1label	Points
stat1value	4,603 (5.2 ppg)
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Darrell Kurt Rambis (born February 25, 1958) is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.

Biography

Rambis was born in Cupertino, California, where he grew up in the Fairgrove 'Eichler' neighborhood; his number is retired at Cupertino High School. He graduated from Santa Clara University, where he played from 1976 to 1980, becoming its second leading rebounder and all-time leading scorer with 1,736 points. During his Santa Clara years he was awarded the WCC Freshman of the Year and Conference Player of the Year as a senior. His jersey #34 was retired on December 29, 2008.

NBA years (1980-1995)

Rambis was drafted by the New York Knicks as the 58th pick in the 1980 NBA Draft, but he was subsequently waived by the Knicks before playing in Greece, where he also holds citizenship. There he joined the Greek League club AEK Athens, under the name Kyriakos Rambidis, and he won the Greek Cup in 1981.

He was re-signed by the Knicks in 1981 but never played a game for them. His success as an NBA player started when he was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1981. Rambis spent most of his 14 seasons in the NBA with the Lakers, winning championships in 1982, 1985, 1987, and 1988. Rambis also played for the Charlotte Hornets, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings before returning to the Lakers in 1993.

During his playing days, Rambis was a favorite among the Lakers fans because of his status as an over-achieving underdog and ultimate team-player. Known for his defensive and rebounding skills, Rambis also was an efficient clean-up man on offense, with his field goal percentage reaching 59.5% at the peak of his career. He was remembered in both Santa Clara and Los Angeles for his all-out effort and willingness to do the "dirty work" that many players do not embrace. Rambis usually wore a thick moustache and thick-rimmed black glasses, prompting Lakers announcer Chick Hearn to nickname him "Superman" (in reference to the character's alter ego, Clark Kent). He finally retired with the Lakers in 1995 after 14 years in the NBA.

Assistant coach for the Lakers (2002-2009)

After retiring from his playing career, he coached the Lakers franchise during the 1999 "lockout season" after coach Del Harris was fired. He achieved moderate success, registering a 24-13 record in the regular season before being swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1999 Western Conference Semifinals. When Phil Jackson was hired as head coach, Rambis served as the Lakers' assistant general manager. He later became an assistant coach under Jackson between 2001 and 2004, helping the Lakers reach the 2002 and the 2004 NBA Finals, with Los Angeles winning a title in the former series. He was hired again by Jackson a few years later, along with former player Brian Shaw, as an assistant coach, helping the Lakers to another pair of finals in 2008 and 2009, winning in the latter attempt.

Head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves (2009-2011)

In 2007, Rambis interviewed for the Sacramento Kings coaching job. He was a finalist again in 2009 to coach the Kings, and after serious discussions, he was offered the job, but he wanted more than a two-year contract and more money than was offered, so he turned the team down.

On August 8, 2009, Rambis was announced as the new head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves, agreeing to a contract believed to be worth 4 years and $8 million. Rambis succeeded Kevin McHale, infamous for taking him down in Game 4 of the 1984 NBA Finals.

On July 12, 2011, Rambis was fired as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves after compiling a 32-132 record in two seasons with the team.

Outside basketball

Rambis also had a recurring role as Coach Cleary in the family drama ''7th Heaven''. He also guest-starred in season one of Sweet Valley High in episode thirteen "Club X" as a friend of Elizabeth. Rambis made a cameo guest appearance in season 8 of the hit show Married With Children, and also appeared in the 'Going Places' episode (as himself) of ''It's Garry Shandling's Show''. Rambis is also mentioned in the songs "Blao!" by rapper Hot Karl and "Mayor" by Pac Div. In "Blao!", the line states "I'm wearing the goggles that Kurt Rambis used to sport." The song was featured on ''NBA Live 2003''. In "Mayor", the line states "your boy hustle hard like Rambis for the Lakers."

Coaching record

|- | align="left" |LAL | align="left" | |37||24||13||.648|| align="center" |2nd in Pacific||8||3||5||.375 | align="center" |Lost in Conf. Semifinals |- | align="left" |MIN | align="left" | |82||15||67||.183|| align="center" |5th in Northwest||—||—||—||— | align="center" |Missed Playoffs |- | align="left" |MIN | align="left" | |82||17||65||.207|| align="center" |5th in Northwest||—||—||—||— | align="center" |Missed Playoffs |-class="sortbottom" | align="left" |Career | ||201||56||145||.279|| ||8||3||5||.375

Notes

External links

NBA.com Profile

Basketpedya.com Profile

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