Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Prologue: I first met Kevin and the other members of The Flaming Idiots at the Edmonton Street Performer’s Festival in July of 1989. Through the early 1990s we seemed to bump into each other regularly at the Edmonton Fringe Festival during what I like to refer to as the ‘Golden Era’ of that particular event. For what ever reason it just felt like a magical time which seemed to last for about five or six years. It was a regular pilgrimage to Edmonton for the Fringe for many performers and I always loved seeing what new bits and pieces the Idiots had come up with in the year between our meetings. Eventually the Flaming idiots shifted their focus towards doing more stage work and we stopped running into each other as much, so it was a treat to run into them this past Summer at the very same event that we had first met at. Great to reconnect with Kevin again and this time around talk more about adventures in fatherhood rather than the size of our hats…
STATS
Name: Kevin Hunt.
Birthday: February 7, 1964.
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA.
Started Performing/Working in the Industry: In 1984, after working at a Renaissance Festival as a member of the performing company I teamed up with Rob Williams and started building a show that would become the Flaming Idiots.
Discipline: Just enough.
Websites: The Flaming Idiots on Facebook
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2MhDXeAVi4
Venues Worked: New Victory Theater, Zachary Scott Theater, Comic Strip Live, Today Show, Numerous performing Arts Centers, Colleges, Renaissance Festivals, Comedy Clubs, Street Performers Festivals and Fringe Festivals. Mostly, but not exclusively, around the North American continent. I’m sure I’ve forgotten something.
Hot 10 Questions:
- What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream and why? • Pistachio Pistachio. I obviously like pistachios. My wife also makes me a Pistachio Pistachio Cake for my birthday.
- Name one movie that would make it to your Top 10 all-time great films. • One? I’ve got at least 15 top ten movies. Of course I love Star Wars. It was the first movie that I went to that the line snaked around the block. That’s how old I am. I saw it when it first came out in the theaters. Funny Bones is the move that I can think of as similiar to my experience. Not plotwise necessarily, but a move about performers and some of the issues that they may face. I also recently saw the movie Fur, which I found quite compelling.
- What was your favorite toy from childhood? • Either my electric train or my Hot Wheels.
- Who were your biggest inspirations when you got started? • As a kid I watched a lot of Laurel and Hardy and Abbot and Costello, The Marx Brothers were also always appreciated.
- From the world of animation what one character do you most identify with or see yourself in? • Is this some sort of Facebook quiz?
- Name something that scares you. • The deteriorating geopolitical economical juggernaut.
- Apart from the entertainment industry, name one other job you’ve had. • I brew beer at Abita Brewing Company (abita.com). Drink up.
- What’s something you haven’t done yet that you’d like to try? • Wing Suit Jumping – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHlOvhlKPvs
- What’s your least favourite thing about being a performer? • Separation from the family.
- If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? • “How did you do that?“
The Nugget:
Pick one nugget of wisdom you’ve picked up from your career in Show Business to share with the World.
“Money is the least expensive way to pay for knowledge.”
–Kevin Hunt
