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Follow on Google News | Award Winning Actor Kevin Byrd Reflects On A Monumental 30th Birthday Celebration For 12/12/10KEVIN BYRD is named as one of the most influential African American Male entertainers under 30 years old. Kevin Byrd at 29; stands at the Threshold of International Super stardom.
By: Torian Salary Kevin Byrd has been honored with 100 International Proclamation Awards and honors from: Buckingham Palace on behalf Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II His Holiness-Pope Benedict XVI The White House on behalf President Barack Obama President George Bush Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi New York Governor David A. Patterson California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger 100 International Mayor(s) Across The Nation KEVIN BYRD is named as one of the most influential African American Male entertainers under 30 years old. Kevin Byrd at 29; stands at the Threshold of International Super stardom. He's an Internationally Acclaimed Award Winning Actor, writer, producer, motivational speaker, Prostate Cancer Health Advocate and CEO of his own non for profit foundation called "Brown Byrd Prostate Cancer Foundation"; Kevin Byrd is one the youngest male Prostate Cancer Health Advocates in the country since his grandfather died of Prostate Cancer at the age of 23years old. Media Accomplishments Kevin Byrd's work has received National and International Media Attention in 200 publications circulating 80 million people. (Special Media Placement on USATODAY.com , Epoch International Times, New York Amsterdam Newspaper, Radius Magazine, Vibe Magazine, iFlow Magazine, King Magazine, Essence.com, Hush Magazine, Rolling Out, Urban Buzz Magazine, Parle Magazine, New York Beacon, Caribbean Life, New York Times, Hempstead Times, Blackstar News, BET etc..) Kevin Byrd's work in February2nd, 2010 (Black History Month) has been honored by over 100 National Mayor/Government officials around American and has been honored with 100 International Proclamation Awards on behalf of 550 million people (half a billion people); making him the 1st and youngest African American Male Actor to achieve such Historical Achievements under 30 years old. Kevin Byrd's work in 2009 was honored by The White House on behalf The President Barack Obama, Apolistic Nunicture on behalf of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, Buckingham Palace on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, former President George W. Bush, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, The New York State Governor: David A. Patterson, Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger The Brooklyn Borough President: Marty Markowitz; and 100 International Mayors across the Country. On November 2nd,2009 a KEVIN BYRD DAY was designated and Proclaimed in the Dekalb County,Georgia on behalf of 1,000,000 people. Kevin Byrd is one of the 1st and youngest African American male to have this honor since 1822. Award Winning Actor Kevin Byrd has appeared in The Epoch Times September 20 -26, 2007 Edition pg. A3 article titled Brooklyn Byrd Flies High – Up-and-coming actor raises awareness about prostate cancer. The Epoch Times is published in 30 countries across five continents, and our content is published in 17 languages. The publication offers print and web editions in Chinese, English, German, French, Spanish, Hebrew, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Indonesian, as well as web versions in Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Vietnamese and Swedish, and has a circulation of 1.5 million readers. According to The Epoch Times New York Staff, Denise Benson, “Amidst the fame, Byrd has still flown high, not only working to raise awareness about prostate cancer which has a significantly higher rate of occurrence among African American males, but also volunteering to help people with autism.” Kevin Byrd recently starred in his own off-Broadway one-man show that he also co-wrote with Jason Hendricks and co-produced with Marc Meir, entitled, “Release,” Byrd also starred as Lt. John R. Fox in the award nominated TV special, "Honor Deferred,” produced by Al Roker and Samuel L. Jackson, which premiered on the History Channel. He also wrote, produced, and starred in the award winning film, "The "Last Dayz," Featured in Vibe.com, King Magazine, and the Daily News, and he starred as Cameron Johnson/Cover Model in the bestselling Novel, "Things in Between" by Nathaniel Portis. Kevin Byrd has won the Cinema Golden Eagle Award and the Freddie Award for “Nicole’s Choice, the Proclamation Award for “The Last Dayz,” and was nominated for the NAMIC Vision Award for “Honor Deferred.” On October 1st 2004 - Kevin Byrd at the age of 23 years old received his 1st PROCLAMATION AWARD from Mayor Timothy J. Jillian declaring October 1st as KEVIN BYRD DAY making Kevin Byrd the youngest and 1st African American to earn this AWARD in Entertainment from the city of Utica, New York. On December 1st, 2010 Kevin Byrd was invited to attend a special meeting with the New York State Prostate Cancer Advisory Panel Meeting for the New York State Governor's special Advisory panel on December 13, 2010. This special meeting will take place in Albany, at the State's Capital. Byrd is the youngest member being invited to the Panel with other Prostate Cancer researchers and scientists in America. To get more information and to join Kevin Byrd’s Fan Club log on to www.kevbyrd.com and to support The KEVIN BYRD’S store with over 115 products for purchase at HTTP://WWW.CAFEPRESS.COM/ End
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