Kevin Tighe
Birthday: 13 August 1944, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name: Jon Kevin Fishburn
Height: 185 cm
This beefy, genial-looking character actor was born Jon Kevin Fishburn in Los Angeles. Performing as a child from age 10, Tighe initially attended Pasadena City College. He later obtained a Master ...Show More
We were supposed to do it in New York, but something happened. So I went to Europe. I worked at Camb Show more
We were supposed to do it in New York, but something happened. So I went to Europe. I worked at Cambridge for a while. I ran out of money. Hide
[on the deaths of Bobby Troup and Julie London]: They were very special to the cast and crew and the Show more
[on the deaths of Bobby Troup and Julie London]: They were very special to the cast and crew and they became good friends and that it hurt deeply when Bobby and Julie died. Their friendship could never be replaced. Hide
[If he was embarrassed over his role on Emergency! (1972) opposite Julie London, Bobby Troup and Ran Show more
[If he was embarrassed over his role on Emergency! (1972) opposite Julie London, Bobby Troup and Randolph Mantooth, who would later be his best friend, who in turn played Johnny Gage]: No, I feel a great deal of pride that I was able to be a paramedic. Randolph and I have stayed good friends. I was the best man at his wedding. I didn't want to scurry away from it. But it was something I did in my 20s. It didn't require a lot of acting. It didn't require a lot of great dialogue ... I don't list it in the program because it doesn't really link with what I am doing now. Hide
[on his professional on- and off-screen chemistry with Julie London and Bobby Troup, who played both Show more
[on his professional on- and off-screen chemistry with Julie London and Bobby Troup, who played both Dixie 'Dix' McCall, RN & Dr. Joe Early, M.D., respectively]: Working with Julie and Bobby. Never a dull moment. Great wrap parties. The opportunity of working with such a wonderful cast and crew! Hide
[Who admitted he had a serious problem with his celebrity status prior to his days on Emergency! (19 Show more
[Who admitted he had a serious problem with his celebrity status prior to his days on Emergency! (1972)]: I didn't know how to deal with it. I couldn't small talk. I would go to parties and my glasses would fog. I was truly miserable. I am a character actor. I am not a celebrity. Hide
I grew up in downtown L.A. on West 7th Street near Lafayette Park. When I was 5 we moved to Pasadena Show more
I grew up in downtown L.A. on West 7th Street near Lafayette Park. When I was 5 we moved to Pasadena. My father was a bit actor. He got me going when I was about 9 or 10 - I auditioned for something at the Pasadena Playhouse and I started playing juvenile leads. Hide
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