Todd Kimsey | |
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Born |
Todd Grant Kimsey June 6, 1962 Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | September 16, 2016 Westwood, California, U.S. |
(aged 54)
Alma mater | Florida State University |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse(s) | Lisa (née Ardizzoni) Kimsey |
Children | Jackson Judah Kellen |
Todd Grant Kimsey (June 6, 1962 – September 16, 2016) was an American film, stage and television actor. He appeared in more than forty television roles throughout his career, as well as film roles including The Perfect Storm in 2000, Planet of the Apes in 2001, and Hidalgo in 2004. However, Kimsey may be best known for guest-starring as Ned Isakoff, Elaine Benes's communist boyfriend, in The Race, a 1994 episode of Seinfeld. Kimsey's character was later included in Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Best Seinfeld Characters" in 2014.
Kimsey, one of four siblings, was born to Linda and Bill Kimsey on June 6, 1962, in Athens, Georgia. He graduated from Clarke Central High School in Athens in 1980s. Kimsey initially enrolled in Davidson College for two years, before transferring to Florida State University (FSU), where he earned a bachelor's degree in acting. He then interned at Reynolds Celebrity Dinner Theater, which was owned by Burt Reynolds, in Jupiter, Florida, following his graduation from FSU. Kimsey moved to New York, where he acted off-Broadway and television commercials, followed by a year with the touring production of Biloxi Blues.
Kimsey relocated to Los Angeles to pursue film and television. He appeared in more than forty television roles, including Doogie Howser, M.D. and Growing Pains.