Ken Wahl

Ken Wahl (born October 31, 1954) is an American film and television actor, popular in the 1980s and 1990s. He twice won the title of Sexiest Man on TV, earned an Emmy nomination and won a Golden Globe.

Career

Wahl received his big break in 1979 walking on to the set of The Wanderers as an extra and the film's director Phil Kaufman wound up casting him as Richie, the leading man in the film.p.19,, June 2009, Beverly Hills Times Lead roles in twelve major movies and a highly acclaimed television show quickly followed.

He was cast opposite Paul Newman and Edward Asner in Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981), Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine in The Next Mission (1985), and The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991). He was the lead in the movies Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981) with Lesley Ann Warren as his leading lady, The Soldier (1982), Jinxed (1982) with Bette Midler, Purple Hearts (1984) with Cheryl Ladd, The Gladiator (1986), Omega Syndrome (1987) , Search for Grace (1994) with Lisa Hartman and The Favor (1994) with Brad Pitt and Elizabeth McGovern.

In 1987, he landed the lead in the television show Wiseguy as Vinnie Terranova. The show ran until 1990 and brought Wahl a Golden Globe award. Wahl wrote an episode for Wiseguy in 1989 and made his directorial debut for an episode in 1990. In 1996, the film adaptation of Wiseguy was made, bringing back Terranova. Wahl received good reviews for his performance from the then-film critic for the New York......
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