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Award winning actor & director, STEVEN KIRK was born in Syracuse, New York where he started his trek into the world of entertainment with numerous theatrical performances and as an announcer and promotions' director on radio. He later studied theatre arts in Arizona as well as working in theatre and broadcasting in San Francisco.

A self-professed "Renaissance-Man-In-Training", Steven has enjoyed a long history in the performing arts (film, television, theatre, commercials, music video, voice over & celebrity look-a-like) as well as being a graphic and wax artist. In 1991 Steven made the move to Hollywood. Shortly thereafter he became a member of the Screen Actors Guild and has appeared in motion pictures including "Chaplin," television shows like "Wings" and "The Preston Episodes" and commercials for "Little Caesar's", "Universal Studios Hollywood" and "Panasonic 3DO" just to name a few.

He was also curator and Media Spokesman for the Hollywood Wax Museum and Hollywood Guinness World Of Records Exhibition for five years, appearing in countless segments seen on "E! Entertainment Television," "Entertainment Tonight" and "CNN" among others.

Steven has also had a successful run as a Celebrity Look-A-Like, portraying Austin Powers, Charlie Chaplin, Groucho Marx and Beetlejuice for media events, private parties and corporate events all around Southern California with clients including Universal Studios Hollywood, Playboy and the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History.. He has also appeared in character in films produced at the American Film Institute, instructional videos, print work and commercials. His love of Hollywood led him into collecting and preserving some of its history.

Since moving to Los Angeles, Steven started collecting memorabilia from film and television. This passion for the history of Hollywood has led him to the position of Master Curator for a 500,000 piece collection of costumes and props for The Hollywood Studio Collection.

He has hosted and produced the Hollywood segments for the San Francisco-based film industry commentary program "FilmTrip" (produced at ABC's owned-and-operated affiliate, KGO, Channel 7). In 2008, Steven completed the 25th season of "SoundWaves", the San Francisco Bay Area's longest running TV show. In addition to reviewing films and writing entertainment industry analysis for SoundwavesCinema.com.

Steven is working on a variety of film and TV projects with his writing partner Dennis Willis, through their production and development company, CAPRICORN ENTERTAINMENT. You can also catch Steven's antics in a series of comedy videos at Artists-In-Exile.com.