Trivia

Is also a professional Photographer and Painter, with works of art in many International Exhibitions, Publications and Collections.

Was with the Police Department when he discovered acting. A narcotics Detective advised him to take acting lessons, to prepare him for undercover assignments.

Graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Was in the made for Television Movie "Asteroid", made in 1997 with Annabella Sciorra, who also graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Favorite actors are James Dean and Gary Oldman.

Kevin Lucero Less is an alumnus of two of the same schools as Robert Redford, the University of Colorado and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 2007 Kevin Lucero Less stars in the motion picture "Move Me", an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, also connected to Robert Redford.

Winner of the Golden Shore Award for Best Actor in 2007.

Favorite Director is Michael Mann.

Favorite Writer is David Mamet.

Comes from a family of inventors, creating the "Clip-on Tie", and the Fireproof Theater Safety Curtain, among others.

Is a longtime champion for the cinema of the 1970's.

Silver Lake Film Festival Los Angeles and Cine Vegas Film Festival Las Vegas, stars in Jonathan Pulley's motion picture "Move Me", continuing its North American festival tour. (May 2007)

Bloomsbury Park Film Festival, Studio 22 Premiere Chicago, Tucson Film and Music Festival Official Selections for "Move Me", "The Captain's Verses and "16th Street". James Arnett's "The Last Man" brokered distribution in Japan with overseas DVD release. (June 2008)

Sundance Institute at the Brooklyn Academy of Music New York City, stars in the motion picture "Move Me" having its NYC premiere June 2007. (May 2007)

Starring as Nick Anderson, in the motion picture feature "Dust". The film is Produced by Lightning Rod Studios, and has Distribution through Morris Ruskin (Glengarry Glen Ross 1992) at Shoreline Entertainment. (February 2008)

Completing post production on the film "Passover", written / produced / starring and directed by Kevin Lucero Less, under his production company Halo One Productions. (October 2006)

In the recording studio, for James Arnett's epic motion picture "The Last Man". He created more than 14 different characters for the film and serves as Associate Producer for the Production. (September 2007)

Sundance Film Festival, Park City Utah, January 2007. Kevin Lucero Less stars in the World Premiere motion picture "Move Me", showing at Sundance next year. (December 2006)

North Shore Short Film Festival (4) Official Selections (Winner 2 Golden Shore Awards: Best Actor; Best Film) and World Premiere of "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye", Official Selection Fright Night Film Festival. (August 2007)

He has had several museum exhibitions including "Into The Night: Modern and Contemporary Art and the Nocturne Tradition", at the Tucson Museum of Art 2016.

He is social media free.

From Los Angeles California, a subject he singularly focuses on in his fine art paintings, photography and print works.

In 1998, while still a student at the famous American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he punched a hole in the wall during an improvisation, and was forced to patch it with plaster.

His grandfather, Albert Less, started the "One In Hand Neck Tie Company" in Clinton IA., where he and his brothers invented the Clip-On tie for Police Officer safety.

He has won several Best Actor awards, for both stage and film, including: The Ovation Award, The Clara Award, The Silver Stage Award, The Oxford Award, The Reel Award and the Golden Shore Award.

He created, and is the head of the Film Department of IAA Films, a motion picture company for young adult filmmakers.

He is a devout follower of the Church of Stop Shopping, an artistic performance activist group, who preach anti-commerce culture, while supporting the ideology of buying local.

Received his own personal standing ovation, after every performance of "Sylvia", at Live Theatre Workshop in 2005; later he was awarded the Ovation Award for his performances.

Co-Creator of "Focus Act", a professional outreach organization, for the drug / alcohol / tobacco free actor / artist.

Had his art published in Travel+Leisure magazine, New American Paintings, Studio Visit, Tucson Home, Shade Magazine, Persona Magazine and several museum catalogs and books.

Is drawn to challenging, and artistic Independent minded productions, rather than commercial franchises.

For the film "Blood on the Plain", he created his own language for the character Lightning Fist, which consisted of multiple curse words spoken in reverse.

In 2016, he was approached to create a clothing line in collaboration with Vida of San Francisco California. His fashion creations focus on Los Angeles culture and design.

Winner Reel Award Best Actor 2017.

Studied with Werner Herzog and David Mamet.

Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 average garnering induction into both the Golden Key International Honour Society and The Gamma Beta Phi Society.

Favorite films are both from 1974: Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation", and Roman Polanski's "Chinatown".

Is a strong proponent for shooting on film (celluloid) over digital.

As a young child he would sit inches from the television and photograph 35mm still images from Michael Mann's "Miami Vice" '84; later developing and enlarging the prints to adorn his bedroom wall.

Shot his first films on a full format VHS camcorder.

Renowned award-winning photographer Louise Serpa, famous for her body of work documenting the American Cowboy, shot Kevin Lucero Less' head-shots in 2004, after they exhibited together at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson.