KING, KEVIN RASHAD

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kevin rashad king.

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full name. Kevin Rashad King
stage name. Vinny Dash
nicknames. Kev, Shad, Vin, Vinny, Ras, K-Ray.. Whatever people think of
age dob. Twenty Three. December 15, 1983
gender. Male
sexual orientation. Heterosexual/Straight
career. TV/Film Actor
hometown. Philadelpha, PA


/ it's therapeutic somehow

height. 5'11"
eyes. Brown
hair. Black, currently cut short
build. Lean, fit, athletic, etc.
distinguishing features. Puppy dog eyes, his smooth voice, Philly accent
play-by. Romeo Miller


/ so i'm moving to new york

loves. basketball • cooking • "fitted" hats • jewelry, especially earrings • working out • dancing • tight shirts • originality • nicknames • challenges • audio books • singing • smooth r&b • orange soda • tap dancing • ketchup • having sex to music • dancers • pretty eyes • long legs • tahitian treat pop • macbooks • spoiling the ladies in his life (mom, sisters, any romantic interests) • shopping • clothes • manicures

hates. gnats • jackasses • conformists • being put on the spot • being called a pretty boy • when a woman doesn't know her worth • dogs • illiteracy • picky eaters • musty people • instigators • anything grape flavored • sweet potatoes • hot sauce • looking tacky • anorexic-looking girls • hot dogs • spicy food • being hit on by gay guys • when people think he's gay • pranks • being nagged • fighting

quirks.
• Loves ketchup and puts it on almost everything he eats
• Has a hard time being able to tell when a girl really likes him
• When he's really pissed off, he'll be quiet and won't say anything
• He can speak fluent Spanish and uses a fairly good accent with it too
• Smiles when he gets upset/sad as a way to cope with the emotion
• Prefers not wearing shirts and likes to go shirtless every chance he gets
• Calls women "baby" and "boo", without meaning it to be sexual or flirty

aspirations.
• Own his own business
• Start his own line for athletic wear
• Visit all 50 states and go to every capital

secrets.
• Not really much of a secret, but he was a child star
• He was a momma's boy coming up...and still kinda is
• He sings very well, but doesn't like singing in front of people
• Though he was never officially diagnosed, he suffers from ADD
• His mom had him in ballet classes up until the time he was eight
• He knows how to apply mascara (to women) and how to do/braid hair


personality evaluated.
There are typically three words that come to mind when people hear the name Kevin King: pretty boy, sweetheart, faggot (more common with guys). And while the first two are more or less true, the last is way off the radar. His round, soft features and his detailed attention to his physical appearance can all easily qualify Kevin as a pretty boy. Many people tend to make the assumption that he is conceited because of this, and the fact that he's quiet doesn't help either because they take it as him being stuck-up and refusing to associate with other people because he's so into himself. But this is far from the truth. Those who know Kevin would know that he is a very humble young man who doesn't judge other people and who doesn't put himself on a pedestal above others. Though he does tend to be on the quieter side, that doesn't mean that he's guarded or conservative. If he's around the right people, Kevin will let a wilder side of him show. As a general whole, though, he just tends to be more observant and soft-spoken. Vinny is also popularly known as a sweetheart. Being raised in a house-full of women has taught him to be respectful and courteous to females. He open doors for women, gives up his seat on a bus/train for them, and tries not to swear around them.

A habit he picked up from his father is addressing women by pet names such as "baby", "boo", or "sweetie", even if he's just friends with them and not even remotely romantically interested. (Though he would call an older woman "ma'am".) It's not something that he does to be sexually suggestive or flirtatious, he just sees it as a term of endearment. But again, people like to make something out of nothing and there have been many times when people have assumed him to be a player because of this. And of course there would be the drama-obsessed ex-girlfriend who would use it against him to say that he's cheating or sleeping around. But his respect for women actually influences him to stay monogamous, so he's not the type to cheat or to even sleep around unless he's serious about the girl in question. But being the good boy can have its setbacks and of course there are people who take advantage of his sweetness. Because he's more sympathetic, he's able to relate more to other people and he likes to do his best to help other people out. He's the guy who stay an hour after closing to help a customer in a store (actually he has done that), and sometimes it's hard for him to say no to people so it's easy for him to get walked over and to be viewed as a push-over. But that's just because he tends to put other people before himself.

Now it may seem like that with his good looks, his cleanly groomed style and his sweet personality, he would be a lady's man. Again, you'd be wrong. That's not to say that he can't get girls or that he has bad chemistry with them; he's just a shy guy...at least when it comes to women. Surprising, no? Well he's not as forward when it comes to approaching women, and he does tend to shy up around girls he genuinely likes. And it can be pretty noticeable. For instance, he won't call her pet names as much (if at all), he won't play around with her as much, he won't be as loud (not like he is already), that kind of thing. On the other hand, he only sings around people he really likes or that he's very comfortable with. So if you find him serenading you with a few tunes then you can bet he's got a thing for you and he's trying to hit on you. Now about this gay thing. A lot of people (most often guys) tend to call him gay not only for the fact that he's a pretty boy who cares about his appearance, but also for some of his behaviors. But when you grow up with four sisters, there's only so much you can resist and block out. He loves shopping, he's very much into clothes and style, he's an excellent cook, he does tend to pamper himself now and then, and he knows about women. A lot about women. Like clothes sizes, the difference between cheekies and hiphuggers, how to do hair, how to apply women's makeup (some not all), and how to tell the difference between a mustard Marc Jacobs heel and a lemon Louis Vuitton one. Those are the kinds of things that will get you labeled as gay.

But at the same time, Kevin is also one of those people who doesn't care what you think about him and he embraces originality and being your own person. (Though don't get me wrong, there are a few things he keeps to himself just to save himself a headache. *cough*likethemakeupthing*cough*) For one thing, Philly men are notoriously known for being "tatted up", and I mean full-out crazy. But obviously Kevin didn't go with the flow. Though he doesn't have a problem with body art, it just wasn't something he was ever into. So he seems like a pretty simple guy, right? Well there is one last thing that should be mentioned. Vinny here suffers from attention deficit disorder. And no, I don't mean he just has a really short attention span like most people who say they have "ADD". He really does have it, though it's not something he's currently aware of because it was never caught so he was never diagnosed. Consequently, he does have a hard time focusing, especially on tasks that don't catch his interest. Many people will say that he's a dreamer or a poor listener

[/b], but these are just side effects of his disorder. He will often zone out and slip into his own thoughts without realizing it, rather it's in the middle of a conversation or in the middle of a TV show, and he gives the appearance that he isn't listening when you're talking to him.

Because he's easily distracted and his mind is always racing and wandering, he may be looking off somewhere else or fiddling with another task, or even just getting up and walking around. But make no mistake, he is listening (well..usually). On the other hand he also has a problem with hyperfocusing, which basically means that he can be so absorbed in tasks that appeal to him that he can lose track of the world around him. He also has very poor time management skills and it's common for him to be late too appointments, rehearsals, dates, etc. Another quality that tends to affect his work performance is his tendency to overlook small details and make careless, though consistent, mistakes such as losing and forgetting things easily.

Overall, though, Kev is a pretty laid-back and nonchalant guy.


/ i've got issues with my sleep

father.
Adrian King , fifty one , celebrity lawyer

mother.
Jazlyn King , fifty two , hair stylist/former dancer

siblings.
Janelle King , twenty seven , sister
Levita King , twenty , sister
Mariah King , fifteen , sister
Neveah King , fourteen , sister

pets.
None

other family.
None that need to be mentioned

history evaluated.
• Kevin was born to Adrian King (of African-American descent) and Jazlyn King [nee Quintana] [of African-American/Puerto Rican descent) seven years after the birth of their first daughter. Three years after he was born, another girl was added to the family. Then another...then another.

• When Kevin was four, his mother - who at the time had been a dancer - had him enrolled in ballet classes with his older sister Janelle. Though Kevin hadn't minded, it made his father worry that it would make his only boy turn out to be gay. So to satisfy her husband and stop his fussing, Jazlyn also ended up putting Kev in hip hop and tap classes, the second of which he took a strong liking to.

• Growing up, Kevin was surrounded by women. He had four sisters by the time he was ten, three of which were younger than him. His father always taught him to be the second man around the house and to take care of his sisters, even despite all the troubles they put him through (and boy did they looove getting him in trouble). Through the examples set by his father and the lessons given by his mother, Kev initially learned to respect women and to treat them well.

• In school, Vinny had always been incorrectly labeled as a 'troublemaker'. He always had trouble listening in class and would be caught daydreaming. And his teachers always complained about his inability to follow instructions correctly, finishing his projects, and losing his homework. And of course whenever they tried to scold him or correct these problems, the boy never seemed to listen to them. It never occurred to anyone that this child might have ADD, simply for the fact that he wasn't hyperactive or impulsive. So the problem was never corrected. His parents lectured and disciplined him, but it never solved much.

• Kevin had continued his dance lessons up until the age of eight, at which point his mother finally gave in to her husband and pulled him out of ballet. (Janelle had already stopped as her interests had drifted elsewhere.) Two years later, he also stopped taking tap lessons as his own interests drifted to basketball. It was around this time that his mother began to push him into acting. (She was so in love with the arts that she wanted to expose her kids to it, and she was eager to always have them try something new.) He got cast in a few small commercials at first, which then led to small film roles and eventually his own TV show.

• Of course being the only boy, Kevin's sisters had a field day with him. They would mess with him often and pull pranks on him such as giving him a makeover while he was sleeping, "redecorating" his room with pink frilly things, and replacing his condoms with tampons when he was a bit older. As they moved into their teen years, he found himself being dragged to malls, sometimes even being talked into doing the girls' shopping, and his younger sisters would have him do their hair whenever Janelle or Levita didn't feel like it.

• Vinny was one of the popular kids in high school, despite his quietness. (He never really had to say much at home because his sisters were always so loud.) But his easygoing personality made him someone who was easy to get along with. Plus, most of the kids were familiar with his movies or television appearances. (How cool was it to have a teen ex-celebrity at your school?) And though age made coping with his ADD slightly more manageable, the symptoms were still clear in his behavior, especially in school. His inattention to detail and tendency to make careless mistakes often resulted in poor grades and test results, so he required a tutor. He would be distracted easily, which might result in several side conversations during class. He generally was not a student favored by many teachers.

• One thing he did find a passion in during high school was acting. It all happened by mistake. One year when the school was holding auditions for the spring theatre production, a couple of Kevin's friends dared each other to audition for it as a joke. Each would do something very stupid and completely unrelated to the production, typically making a jackass out of themselves. Kev had decided to perform a satirical (and inappropriate) monologue of Romeo & Juliet - though playing the role of Juliet.

• Well it was just his luck that the play directors, though finding it mildly offensive, also found the piece very entertaining and they cast him for a lead role. Though not expecting this result and initially hesitant about accepting the role, Kev eventually decided to give it a try just for the hell of it. (Besides a lot of the girls he knew seemed to think it was cool that he would be starring in a play.) Though the experience was eye-opening, it wasn't life-changing and he went on with his life as usual.

• After high school, he decided to go to school in Los Angeles and attend UCLA, where he met his good friend (and secret crush) Felicia Johnson. Though he'd always had stronger feelings for her since the day he first met her, his shy personality and insecurities never allowed him to come forward with his feelings. His time in LA exposed him to a lot of different agencies looking for a fresh new face in Hollywood. After a long break since his child star days, Kevin decided to finally return to Hollywood to take up acting again, though this time with a more serious mindset.

• After graduating from UCLA, he left LA and moved to New York City where he is working on building up his career and reputation once more. He has since made a few small appearances here and there, but nothing too serious. While he enjoys his place in New York, he is contemplating moving back to LA where he feels he'll fit in more...and where the girl of his dreams waits.


/ christmas came early for me

alias. Dipper
years of rp experience. Foreveeeerrrr!!!
other characters. The Dipper Brigade :3 (Mel, Rod, Al)
how did you find us. Fell down a rabbit hole and voila
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Once upon a time.
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