Kevin Kelly (announcer)
| Kevin Kelly | |
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Kelly at a Ring of Honor show in August 2011.
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| Birth name | Kevin Foote |
| Born |
May 9, 1967 New York City, New York |
| Residence | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Children | 2 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kevin Kelly |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| Debut | 1992 |
Kevin Foote (born May 9, 1967) is an American professional wrestling color commentator, manager, pundit, sportscaster and former ring announcer, better known by his ring name, Kevin Kelly. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between June 1996 and March 2003, and has since worked for Lucha Libre USA, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor. Kelly is married with two children.
Kelly was born in New York City, New York, but his family relocated to Stuart, Florida when he was ten. He graduated from Florida State University in January 1990. Kelly first became involved in broadcasting when he began working as a disc jockey, playing music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Kelly debuted on the professional wrestling independent circuit in 1991. He originally worked as a ring announcer for Eddie Mansfield's Orlando, Florida-based International Wrestling Federation.
Kelly received a try-out with the World Wrestling Federation as a ring announcer due to the intervention of fellow IWF alumnus Billy Gunn. He was hired by the WWF in June 1996. In 1997, Kelly, alongside Michael Cole and Jim Ross, served as the commentator for Raw is War, the flagship television program of the WWF. In 1999, Kelly began serving as an interviewer on Raw is War and SmackDown!.
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