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Kenny Rogers Biography

Birth Name:Kenneth Donald Rogers

Birth Place:Houston, Texas, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Writer

Fast Facts

  • In 1994, he won the Bronze Wrangler award for Western Documentary
  • In 2013, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • Received the 2003 International Entertainment Buyers Association Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Is the father of actors Marianne Gordon and Christopher Cody Rogers
  • Got his start as a singer by performing with the group The Scholars
  • Is well recognized for his work as a country singer and songwriter
  • Along with singing, he is an accomplished photographer

Awards

  • 1984ACE-Actor in a Comedy or Music Program: nominated
  • 1987Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1994Bronze Wrangler-Western Documentary: winner