Kevin Gage

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Kevin Gage born May 26 1959 is an American actor He was married to actress Kelly Preston from 1985 to 1987 Gage was born as Kevin Gaede in Wisconsin where he grew up dividing his time between attending school working in his grandparents dairy and participating in sports Upon graduating from high school he hitchhiked his way to Florida where he saw the ocean for the very first time He lived and worked there for a time taking odd jobs to support himself although ultimately decided to gravitate out west to California Once in Los Angeles he was spotted by a theatrical agent and asked if he had ever given any serious thought to becoming an actor During a subsequent audition Gage displayed obvious natural abilities and it was suggested that he enroll in an acting workshop to further develop his talent He soon came to love the profession and over time began to find work in playing small parts on series television and lowbudget film productions His breakthrough role eventually came in the DeNiro Pacino crime epic Heat portraying the ominous thrillkilling loose cannon Waingro Gage went on from there to give numerous other performances in many films On July 30 2003 Gage was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison starting September 29 2003 for cultivating marijuana despite owning a Californiaissued license for medicinal marijuana Gage stated that he cultivated medicinal cannabis to help him cope with chronic pain and stress from injuries suffered in a 1993 car accident as well as for a sister with cancer and brother with multiple sclerosis He was released September 21 2005 Gage was involved in another cannabisrelated incident on April 29 2008 in Annapolis Maryland The actor was reportedly arrested for smoking marijuana after police were called to the scene of a loud party Afterwards Gage was cited and released on his own recognizance Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Gage actor licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia