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Kenny Leon

American director
Person human Q6391125

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
February 10, 1956
Place of birth
Tallahassee
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
film director, theatrical director, television director, director, actor
Field of work
theatre, film, television[9][10][11]
Educated at
Clark Atlanta University[12]
Award received
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT, Drama League Award[13][14][15]
Nominated for
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Described by source
Contemporary Black Biography[19]
Family name
Leon[17]
Given name
Kenny[18]
P14750
D84E-37C6-1899-FB96-D796[26]
Social media followers
17k (16k–17k, n=4)[22][23][24][25]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000047116466
VIAF cluster ID
61354409
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008072570
GND ID
1168333482
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kl headshot.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p425801
AlloCiné person ID
248032
Danish National Filmography person ID
258104
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_1168333482
Facebook username
OfficialKennyLeon
Film.ru person ID
kenni-leon
Freebase ID
/m/027j8v1
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IMDb ID
nm0502497
Instagram username
iamkennyleon
Internet Broadway Database person ID
118011
Ivi person ID
kenni_leon
Kinobox person ID
292791
Kinopoisk person ID
463560
LdiF person ID
225355
MovieMeter person ID
196858
NL CR AUT ID
xx0170242
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810703110405606
PORT person ID
312565
Plex person key
5d7768515af944001f1ff0f7
Related category
Category:Films directed by Kenny Leon
TMDB person ID
196858
Threads username
iamkennyleon
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxxcC8H8wbBXFffJKtMyd
X (Twitter) username
iamkennyleon, iamKENNYLEON
Yale LUX ID
person/c1a567c5-ce09-4300-beb2-21882678b938
ČSFD person ID
45334

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
actor, film director, director, theatrical director, television director
Films directed 4
American Son, Hairspray Live!, In My Dreams, Steel Magnolias
Award received 3
Drama League Award, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
Field of work 3
television, film, theatre
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Clark Atlanta University
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Nominated for 1
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
Place of birth 1
Tallahassee
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Kenny Leon was born on February 10, 1956[1], in Tallahassee[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], theatrical director[4], television director[5], director[6], and actor[7].

FAQs

Where was Kenny Leon born?

Kenny Leon was born in Tallahassee[2].

What did Kenny Leon do for work?

Kenny Leon worked as a film director[3], theatrical director[4], television director[5], director[6], and actor[7].

Where did Kenny Leon go to school?

Kenny Leon was educated at Clark Atlanta University[12].

What awards did Kenny Leon receive?

Honors received include Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play[13], Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT[14], and Drama League Award[15].

Related Entities

film theatre United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . port.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . arts.mit.edu. arts.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → D84E-37C6-1899-FB96-D796
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
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    Related category → Category:Films directed by Kenny Leon
    Award received → Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT, Drama League Award
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