# Kenny Blank
**Kenny Blank** (born 1977), also credited as **Kenn Michael**, is an American actor, composer, director, editor, and producer. His full name is Kenneth Michael Benbow Blank. He is best known as a teenage sitcom actor in the 1990s, as the voice of Darren Patterson on the [Nickelodeon](https://www.edgepedia.org/nickelodeon) animated series *As Told by Ginger*, and as the voice of Male 2, the player character President, in the *Saints Row* video game series.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Michael Benbow Blank; performs as Kenn Michael on later credits[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977) • [2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=12611) |
| Born | 1977, New York, NY[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977) |
| Breakout roles | Tito in *The Super* (1991) with Joe Pesci; Linus Bragg in the NBC TV movie *Carolina Skeletons* (1991)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kenny_blank) |
| Sitcom role | Michael Peterson on *The Parent 'Hood* (The WB, 1995–97), a role he also contributed music to[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977) |
| Signature voice role | Darren Patterson on Nickelodeon's *As Told by Ginger*[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087504/) |
| Directing | *Ganked* (2005), director and executive producer; *Blood on Her Badge* (2020) and *In Broad Daylight* (2019), director[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kenny_blank) |
| Video game voice | The President of the United States, Male 2, in *Saints Row IV* (2013) and *Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell* (2015)[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087504/) |
| Awards | Three Young Artist Award nominations: 1992 for *The Super*, 1993 for *Carolina Skeletons*, 1994 for *Tall Hopes*[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977) |
## Early life and family
Blank was born Kenneth Michael Benbow Blank in New York, NY. His father, Warren Benbow, is a jazz drummer; his mother, Lola Blank, was a backup singer and dancer who later became a speech pathologist and talent manager. His stepfather, Bob Blank, is a recording engineer.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977) He attended high school in [Stamford, Connecticut](https://www.edgepedia.org/stamford-connecticut), and the [University of Southern California](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-southern-california) from 1995 to 1997.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977)
## Screen acting
Rotten Tomatoes dates the start of his acting career to age 14.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kenny_blank) His early screen work mixed television and film: he played Linus Bragg in the NBC TV movie *Carolina Skeletons* (1991) and Tito in the comedy *The Super* (1991), which starred [Joe Pesci](https://www.edgepedia.org/joe-pesci).[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kenny_blank) His television credits from the decade include the miniseries *Queen* (CBS, 1993), *Hangin' with Mr. Cooper* (ABC), *Homicide: Life on the Street* (NBC), the CBS sitcom *Tall Hopes* (1993) as Ernest Harris, *Living Single* (Fox), *Moesha* (UPN), and *Freaks and Geeks*, where he played Calvin in the episode "Beers and Weirs".[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977)
**The Parent 'Hood.** From 1995 to 1997 he played the teenage Michael Peterson on *The Parent 'Hood*, the WB sitcom starring Robert Townsend, leaving the series after its third season.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977) • [2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=12611) He also composed music for the series.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977) He received [Young Artist Award](https://www.edgepedia.org/young-artist-award) nominations in three consecutive years: for *The Super* (best young actor costarring in a motion picture, 1992), *Carolina Skeletons* (best young actor in a television movie, 1993), and *Tall Hopes* (best youth actor in a television series, 1994).[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977)
His later on-camera film work includes Eddie Rush in *Restraining Order* (1999), Jordy in *Boltneck* (1998), and Mr. Ralph in *Delivering Milo* (2001).[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kenny_blank)
## Voice acting
Blank's voice work spans animation and video games. On Nickelodeon's animated series *As Told by Ginger*, which ran from 2000, he voiced Darren Patterson, a recurring role.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977) He also voiced characters on *Disney's Recess* and *Static Shock*, played J.T. in an episode of *All Grown Up!*, and was Angelino in the film *MFKZ* (2017).[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kenny_blank) More recently, he voiced Philly the Kid in the English dub of the animated series *Cannon Busters* (2019, 12 episodes) and Dracula in an episode of *Teen Titans Go!* (2023).[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087504/)
In video games, he is credited as a pedestrian voice in *Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas* (2004) and as Male Voice 2 in *Saints Row*, *Saints Row 2*, and *Saints Row: The Third*.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087504/) • [5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/kenny-blank/) In *Saints Row IV* (2013) and *Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell* (2015), credited as Kenn Michael, he voiced the [President of the United States](https://www.edgepedia.org/president-of-the-united-states), the player character.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087504/)
## Music and directing
Blank's behind-the-camera work grew out of his performing career. He founded the production company Codekraft, Inc. in Los Angeles in 2001, works as a singer, songwriter, and composer, and produces music videos.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977) IMDb lists 21 composer credits, including the TV movie *In Broad Daylight* (2019) and a soundtrack credit on *Mystery Men* (1999).[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087504/)
As a filmmaker he directed, wrote, produced, edited, and scored the film *Twice the Fear* (1998), and directed and executive-produced the comedy *Ganked* (2005), in which he also appeared as Marcus.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kenny_blank) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087504/) His directing credits since then include *In Broad Daylight* (2019) and *Blood on Her Badge* (2020), and he directed, edited, and scored *Love the Skin You're In* (2025).[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kenny_blank)
## References
1. [Blank, Kenny 1977–, Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/blank-kenny-1977)
2. [Kenn Michael, TVSA](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=12611)
3. [Kenny Blank, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kenny_blank)
4. [Kenny Blank (III), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087504/)
5. [Kenny Blank, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/kenny-blank/)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Screen people and creators › Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe › American actors: 1970s to 1990s › Surnames Be to Bo*
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