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"The
multitalented, gender-bending Kelly
Mantle is poised to become a household
name just like his baseball legend
uncle, Mickey" --Mikel
Wadewitz, Frontiers Newsmagazine
KELLY
MANTLE BIO:
Actor, Comedian, Singer,
Songwriter, Musician, Raconteur, Writer
and Activist.
Kelly Mantle is an Oklahoma
native like his uncle, the late great Mickey
Mantle. Since landing in Tinseltown, Kelly
has been seen everywhere from the small
screen to the silver screen, the music
scene to the covers of magazines, and everything
in between.
Kelly has made numerous television
guest star appearances on such shows as
NYPD Blue (in the recurring role of Dan "Monika" Hofnagle),
CSI, New Adventures Of Old Christine, Nip/Tuck,
Southland, Judging Amy, Cold Case, Will & Grace,
George Lopez, Cuts, Eve and 10-8. Kelly
has also starred in several television
pilots including Queens On The Road and
Three Strikes (a Jon Stewart pilot for
Comedy Central).
Film credits include The
Convent (premiered at the Sundance Film
Festival), Straight Eye: The Movie, True
Rights, Buds For Life, Pop Kowboy, and
instant cult hit, The Boys & Girls
Guide To Getting Down.
Kelly's background as a theatre
actor has lead him to many exciting adventures
including the launch of his own one-person
show, The Confusion Of My Illusion. Other
notable performances include Jo in the
critically-acclaimed musical-play All This & Heaven
Too which had an extended run at The Macha
Theatre in West Hollywood, California.
Before that, Kelly received rave reviews
for his portrayal of Gash in Laguna Playhouse's
production of Last Easter. Kelly also starred
alongside Heather Reid (from the band,
The Murmurs) in the world premiere musical
Dear Bernard (also penned and composed
by Reid and produced by Jorja Fox from
CSI). Kelly received a Maddy Award for
Best Actor for his performance in Dear
Bernard. Additional theatre credits include
the world premiere of Tony and Tony's Wedding,
the Chicago and Hollywood revivals of Vampire
Lesbians of Sodom, and the award-winning
all-male production of Lone Star/Laundry
and Bourbon in which Kelly starred and
co-produced. It was hailed as the best
show of the year by The Chicago Tribune's
Year-In-Review.
Kelly received a B.F.A. in
Theatre from The University of Oklahoma
and also studied at Second City in Chicago.
He has performed with many sketch comedy
troupes in Chicago and Los Angeles including
The Milk Carton Children where his "famous" character
Dusty Rhodes was brought to life. The character
eventually evolved, and The Dusty Rhodes
Show was born. Kelly performed as Dusty
Rhodes once a month for three years with
new material and songs and surprise guests
each month.
In addition to acting, Kelly
has appeared in numerous print ads and
on several fashion runways. Kelly was a
featured model in photographer Steven Meisel's
award-winning photo spread, "Night
Clubbing," published in Italian Vogue
Magazine. A few other print credits worth
mentioning include the poster boy for Pro-Tools
and various Toyota ads.
Kelly is also an accomplished
singer, songwriter, and musician. To date,
he has recorded three albums which have
been hailed by critics everywhere. His
debut album, "Ever Changing," captured
Kelly's first collection of very personal
songs written and performed to an acoustic
guitar. Chris Freeman (from the band, Pansy
Division), came on board as producer and
recorded the songs with a full band essentially
creating Kelly's initial sound.
Kelly's second album, "Rock
N Glow," (also produced by Freeman)
was a more elaborate effort creating a
more rock-n-roll sound while maintaining
Kelly's personally poetic writing style.
Most recently, Kelly teamed
up with Producer, Steven Phillips, to record
his third album. The result is a beautifully
composed, electronic-driven recording called, "Satellite
Baby."
KELLY MANTLE IN FRONTIERS
MAGAZINE. GO HERE TO READ!
KELLY FEATURED IN A NEW BOOK
Kelly is featured
in the new book, "Homocore: The Loud And Raucous Rise
Of Queer Rock," written by authors, David Ciminelli and Ken Knox. There
is an entire chapter beautifully devoted to Kelly, penned by Ken Knox.
Click here to read an excerpt
Click here to purchase the book
PRESS FROM KELLY'S PERFORMANCE
IN "LAST EASTER"
AT THE LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE:
Feature story on Kelly from Blade magazine
Feature story on Kelly from Laguna Playhouse E-Newsletter
Review of the play from Showmag.com
REVIEWS OF "ROCK N GLOW"
Review from Frontiers Newsmagazine
KELLY INTERVIEWED BY MIKEL
WADEWITZ FOR FRONTIERS NEWSMAGAZINE
Click
here to read the interview
REVIEWS OF "EVER CHANGING"
Review from Sugar Buzz Magazine
Review from The Original Sin
KELLY INTERVIEWED BY BIJOUX
DELUXE IN GIRLTALK MAGAZINE
Click here to read the interview
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