Dr. Dennis Kenney is an American

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, ready-to-wear

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, executive presence expert, public speaking Instructor at

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, and former competitive hockey player. He is best known for his work as the

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in the New York press tour of '' Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical'' He is the co-founder and chief creative officer of Pines Play.

Education

Born in

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, Dennis Kenney graduated from the

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with a

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in drama.

Stage Performances

Kenney has performed as a professional dancer and singer on stage. He performed the role of Eddie in the Las Vegas Company of ''

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'' as well as '' The 42nd Street Revival Tour'' and the 40th anniversary revival of ''

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'' at the

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in 2006 with

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, Harriet Harris, and Emily Skinner. He also was in the original US tour cast of ''

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Television

Kenney was part of CBS Networks Ethnic Diversity Comedy Showcase and later had a minor role on ''

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''. His first primetime appearance was on

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when he performed an impression of

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in the first episode of the ''

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'' in a segment titled "The Overcomings of Andre (The A-Rod Musical)". He has also performed on ''

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'' with

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and

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, CNN's '' Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien'', ''

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'', '' The Couch on CBS'', and '' The Better Show''. As a voice actor, Kenney appeared in several

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programs, including as the voice of Brock on ''

'' soundtrack and stage performances. He also filmed an official

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promotional tape co-hosting with

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distributed at

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stores in the US in 2001. In 2019 Kenney was the wardrobe supervisor for Season 10 of ''

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'' on TLC.

Stylist career

In 2014, Kenney founded Style with Den and became its creative director, where he works as a celebrity stylist and lifestyle consultant. Since 2019 he has contributed style seasonal fashion advice to ''

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'' a fashion contributor to ABC's ''

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'', and a Stylist to

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. He launched his fashion line NONDK Apparel in 2019.

Teaching career

Kenney joined LIM College as an adjunct professor in early 2020 and taught business and entrepreneurship courses to graduate and undergraduate students. He currently coaches the Speech Team at the Pike School in Andover, Massachusetts.

Real estate ventures

Kenney was featured in ''

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'' for his real estate portfolio in 2019.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenney, Dennis American male dancers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni American male stage actors American male singers Male actors from Boston American male child actors American male musical theatre actors Singers from Boston