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Biography
Infobox person| name = Christian Kane| image = Christian Kane Vegas 2006 1.jpg| imagesize =| caption = Kane in Las Vegas, April 27, 2006| birth_date = Birth date and age|1974|6|27| birth_place = Dallas, Texas | occupation = Actor, singer/songwriter| years_active = 1997–present| website = http://www.christiankane.com/ www.christiankane.com| academyawards =| emmyawards =| spouse = Christian Kane (born June 27, 1974) is an United States|American actor and singer/songwriter of Native American descent. He currently stars as Eliot Spencer on the Turner Network Television|TNT series Leverage (TV series)|Leverage . He is best known for his roles in the television shows Angel (TV series)|Angel and Into the West (TV miniseries)|Into the West , and the movies Just Married and Secondhand Lions .
He is the lead singer of the country music|country - southern rock band Kane (American band)|Kane . On December 7, 2010 they released The House Rules , their third album and their debut for record label Bigger Picture Group. The album reached #25 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The first single from the album, also titled "The House Rules", debuted at #54 on the Billboard Country Songs chart. The second single, “Let Me Go”, was released on July 11, 2011.
Early life
Christian Kane was born in Dallas, Texas . He is of Native American descentcite web|url= http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b135115_christian_kane_lover_fighter_on_leverage.html|title=Christian Kane Is a Lover and a Fighter on Leverage and is a cousin of country singer Branden Hart .cite web|url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1035143/bio|title=Branden Hart bio on IMDB His parents participated in, and met at, the rodeo. The family moved around the South and Midwest because his father was in the oil business and finally settled in Norman, Oklahoma , when Kane was in 8th grade. While growing up in Texas and Oklahoma, Kane was a wrestler and played American Football (as a strong safety ) .cite web|url= http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/22/christian_kane_of_leverage_discusses_his|title=CK discusses his Bad-Ass Character He studied Art History at the University of Oklahoma but decided he wanted to be an actor and headed to Los Angeles before finishing the degree.cite web|url= http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/295118|title=Christian Kane is singing a totally different tune on 'Leverage' In LA, he worked at a talent management company where he delivered scripts in exchange for being sent on auditions.cite web|url= http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp? id=4138|title=Portrait of an artist: Christian Kane
Career
Acting
Kane landed his first acting role in 1997 as one of the leads in MGM 's television series Fame L.A. ; in the series he played a country singer who moved to Los Angeles from Kansas. His television roles have included a recurring role in Joss Whedon ’s Angel (TV series)|Angel as the lawyer Lindsey MacDonald , the Jerry Bruckheimer produced series Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home on CBS , the TNT (TV channel)|TNT television film Crossfire Trail (film)|Crossfire Trail in which he appeared alongside Tom Selleck , and he played the role of Abe Wheeler in the Steven Spielberg produced miniseries Into the West (TV miniseries)|Into the West .
Kane’s appearances on the big screen include the 20th Century Fox film Just Married and New Line Cinema 's Secondhand Lions , as the younger version of Robert Duvall 's Hub McCann, he has a scar on his upper lip from an injury he received while filming the movie.cite web|url= http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/mondo_extra/the_christian_kane_interview.php? page=3|title=Kane and Able He also appeared in Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi , Life or Something Like It , the Peter Berg directed Friday Night Lights (film)|Friday Night Lights , and the Warner Bros. baseball film Summer Catch .
In 2007, Kane was featured in the Carrie Underwood music video, "So Small", playing the role of one of the three converging stories.
In 2009, he appeared in the psychological thriller, Hide ,cite web|url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0827181/|title=Hide on IMDB in which he played the lead role of Billy, and The Donner Party (film)|The Donner Party which is based on the true story of the Donner Party .
In 2010, he starred in the romantic drama, Not Since You .cite web|url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1072438/|title=Not Since You on IMDBcite web|url= http://www.screenspotlight.com/movie-reviews-mainmenu-47/37-drama/707-not-since-you|title=Not Since You review
Since late 2008, Kane appears on the TNT (TV channel)|TNT television series Leverage (TV series)|Leverage , which will return for its fifth season next summer.cite web|url= http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm? article_id=5275|title=TNT Orders New Seasons of Three Hit Series: The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles and LeverageKane does his own stunts and fights as Eliot Spencer , a retrieval specialist who teams up with four other specialists to undo the injustices perpetrated upon the helpless.
Music
In 1997, Christian Kane met Steve Carlson, who had taken over his old job. They started writing songs together, and in 1998, they formed the Southern rock band Kane (American band)|Kane . They have toured the U.S. as well as England and Germany . The band has self-released two albums, their self-titled debut, Kane , in 2000 and a recording of a live acoustic set, Acoustic Live In London! in 2004.cite web|url= http://www.cityofangel.com/behindTheScenes/bts4/chrisSpot2.html|title=Return of the Spirit Boy
The band consists of Christian Kane ( lead vocals , guitar ), Steve Carlson ( rhythm guitar , backing vocals ), Jason Southard ( lead guitar ), Will Amend ( bass guitar ), and Ryan Baker ( drums ) and is signed to independent record label Bigger Picture Group (Zac Brown Band, Big Kenny, The Harters). Their label debut, The House Rules , was released December 7, 2010. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers album chart and #25 on the Country Albums chart.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums#/charts/heatseekers-albums? tag=chdrawer|title=Billboard Heatseekers chart The album was produced by Bob Ezrin and Jimmie Lee Sloas .cite web|url= http://www.allaccess.com/country/artist-info/q/id/1451/christian-kane|title=AllAccess Artist profile: Christian Kane
The first single from the album, also titled "The House Rules" debuted at #54 on the Billboard Country Songs chartcite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-alternative-country-songs-1004124105.story|title=Billboard oct. 25th 2010 Chart Highlights and was the 7th most added song on Mediabase Country stations on its official impact date. The video for the single was directed by Timothy Hutton and premiered on CMT 's Big New Music Weekend October 1, 2010.cite web|url= http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1649107/eight-videos-debuting-during-cmt-big-new-music-weekend.jhtml|title=CMT: Eight Videos Debuting During CMT Big New Music Weekend The second single, Let Me Go , was released on July 11, 2011. The video for the single was directed by Roman White , it premiered on CMT August 8, 2011 and reached #1 on their ''Today's Top Videos chart .cite web|url= http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/christian-kanes-let-me-go-blazes-to-no-1-on-cmt-com/|title= Let Me Go blazes to nr. 1
Christian Kane is also signed to a songwriting deal with EMI Music Publishing and writes much of his own material. Trace Adkins released a song written by Kane called "Happy Man" on his 2010 album, '' Cowboy's Back in Town .cite web|url= http://newmusicreviews.net/trace-adkins-releases-highly-anticipated-new-album-cowboys-back-in-town/|title=Trace Adkins releases new album
Kane's co-writing efforts include songs written with Blair Daly , Brett James , David Lee Murphy , Casey Beathard , and Jerrod Niemann . http://christiankane.com/? q=content/music "Thinking of You", a song he co-wrote with Blair Daly, featured in episode 3X06, "The Studio Job", of Leverage .cite web|url= http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2010/08/leverage-306-studio-job-post-game.html|title=LEVERAGE #306 "The Studio Job" Post-Game'
Filmography
Actor
Role
Fame L.A. (1997) TV series
Rescue 77 (1999) TV series
EDtv (1999)
Angel (1999–2001, 2003–2004) TV series
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
Love Song (2000 film)>Love Song (2000)
'' Dawson's Creek (2001) TV series
Crossfire Trail (2001)
Summer Catch (2001)
Life or Something Like It (2002)
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003)
Just Married (2003)
Secondhand Lions (2003)
The Plight of Clownana (2004)
Las Vegas (2004) TV series
Taxi (2004)
Friday Night Lights (2004)
Into the West (2005) TV mini-series
Her Minor Thing (2005)
Keep Your Distance (2005)
24: The Game (2006) Video Game
Close to Home (2005–2006) TV series
Four Sheets to the Wind (2006)
Hide (2008)
Leverage (2008–present) TV Series
Not Since You (2008)
Good Day For It (2010)
Minuteman (2010)
Soundtrack
Song(s) Featured
Angel (2001)
Life or Something Like It (2002)
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron TV (2003)
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