Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - the youngest of three boys. Keith
was a normal Western PA boy; he breathed, ate, drank, dreamt, and oozed
football, he loved to play ball. He also had a knack for entertaining
whomever, whenever, wherever he could, whether cracking a joke or
singing a song. Keith was most happy when someone was laughing or being
entertained because of my antics. He was first "officially" involved in
the "Entertainment World" as a 5th grader when he sang with the
Pittsburgh Symphony, leading him into musicals. In high school he
played the supporting role in The Music Man and the lead in Fiddler on
the Roof. Out of high school he toured the US, Canada, and Europe
singing with The Continental Singers for 4 months, after the tour he
left the group and joined the Navy starting a family. Keith married and
took 7 years off, started his family and built a "traditional" career
and didn't do a thing except sing in the shower, all the while his
father would call and say, "Son, God gave you a talent - now get out
there and use it!!" When his father passed in 1997, he made a promise
to his Dad to pick acting back up. So the following year, with a wife,
a job, and two kids, he auditioned for a community theatre show and got
cast. Quality of the production was disappointing, but he was on stage
acting and singing, which he loved!!!
Over the next few years he did some more community shows and was
becoming discouraged about the idea of a long-term acting career, when
he learned of auditions for a professional theatre. He went to the
audition, sang his song and low-and-behold got cast. Keith has since
done many shows with the Virginia Musical Theatre; roles include Col.
Thomas McKean in 1776, and Governor/Innkeeper in Man of LaMancha. While
doing musicals Keith got to know local and New York actors, directors
and Jeff Meredith (producer of VMT) who all taught him a great deal
about the real world of acting, the "Entertainment World". (People like
to call that Networking) Encouraged by many to pursue on-camera work he
mailed his headshot to New Dominion Pictures and low-and-behold when
the casting director 'Jefferson Lindquist ` opened the envelope
called and cast him in the guest lead role for an _ The F.B.I. Files (1999 TV series) [1999-2005]_ episode on
the spot. That was the start, and his career has blossomed from that
day. In just a short few years Keith has worked with a number of
talents actors some who are building there careers and some who are
seasoned pros.
