Kenny Johnson

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Biography

Curtis "Lemonhead" Lemansky on FX's Emmy-winning police drama, "The Shield" (2002- ). The 6'1", blond-haired actor effortlessly conveyed a sense of uneasy intensity - while at the same time, an innate vulnerability - that belied his classic "surfer boy" good looks and strapping physique. Such was his appeal to fans of the show, that when his character was killed off in a shocking and gut-wrenching manner, Johnson learned overnight how much of …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Kenneth Allen Johnson on July 13, 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Career Milestones

Began acting in television commercials

1990

Film debut in the teen thriller "Mirage"

1992

Cast in an episode of the erotic series, "The Red Shoe Diaries" (Showtime)

1995

Had a small part as a state patrolman in "Bushwhacked" with Daniel Stern

1998

Appeared in "Major League III: Back to the Minors"

1998

Played a club-goer showered with vampire blood in the opening scene of "Blade" starring Wesley Snipes

1998

Starred as Lt. Butch 'Burner' Barnes on "Pensacola: Wings of Gold" (CBS)

1999

Cast as a regular in the short-lived FOX series, "Ryan Caulfield: Year One"

2001

Co-starred with Casper Van Dien in the Vietnam war film "Going Back"

2002

Cast as Det. Curtis 'Lemonhead' Lemansky on the FX crime drama, "The Shield"; character was killed off in the season five finale

2005

Played the lead in the indie thriller, "Zzyzx"

2006

Played a drug counselor on the season finale of "Cold Case" (CBS); returned the following season to romance Det. Rush (Katherine Morris)

2006

Starred in the western "Desolation Canyon" (The Hallmark Channel)

2007

Cast in the TNT series "Saving Grace," as Det. Ham Dewey