Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Awards Citation to Award Winning Actor Kevin Byrd

Feb. 27, 2008 - PRLog -- New York, New York - Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Awards Citation to 27 Year Old Award Winning Actor/Prostate Cancer Awareness Advocate Kevin Byrd on February 20, 2008 at Brooklyn Borough Hall. The Brooklyn Borough President presented the citation on behalf of over 2 Million residents residing in the Borough of Brooklyn to Award Winning Actor Kevin Byrd.  

In addition, Award Winning Actor Kevin Byrd’s Breakout “Release” had a banner Year End Review Year for 2007. Arising Internationally acclaimed superstar actor/filmmaker Kevin Byrd gains new ground and moves into unchartered territory in 2007's banner year.

Kevin Byrd’s breakout year for 2007 has been a year of great accomplishments and a year that’s garnered him to international media status in over 17 different countries with his Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign, and his off Broadway hit show “Release”.

Kevin Byrd picked up the NAMIC Vision Award Nomination in March 2007 for Best T.V Documentary “Honor Deffered” for the History Channel; produced by Al Roker  Productions and Hosted by Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson. Byrd stared as the Legendary solider Lt. John R .Fox (a Congressional Gold Medal Honoree recipient and the G.I. Joe Action Hero figurine (aka Hasbro) Fox is famous and known for killing 100 German Solider and risking his own life in WW II era) and being awarded the highest military award (Congressional Gold Medal of Honor) from President Bill Clinton in 1997 in favor his wife Arlene Fox received in his honor.

Kevin Byrd in March stars in a new promo Nike Commercial called “The Calling” directed by Alonzo Johnson due for release in 2008. Kevin Byrd not only earned award nomination for his starring role in “Honor Deferred”; Kevin Byrd also in June, July, August, and October 2007 made front cover of 3 different media magazines known as AMAG Magazine, Parle Magazine Who’s Next Issue, and Black Star Newspaper (front Cover Breaking News Headlines) and Kevin Byrd became the 1st and the youngest African American Male Actor to grace the cover of Parle Magazine this summer 2007.

Kevin Byrd in July 2007 took the biggest leap with his career bringing his own One Man Show “Release” A show that Byrd wrote, produced, and directed (along with Jason Hendricks and Marc Meir and Chris Frierson), and starred as 6 different personalities and walks of life; a show that highlights the emotions and struggles that men encounter on different angles, revealing a deep sense of self exploration. To his 1st Off Broadway Theatre at the Legendary and Famous “Players Theatre” in Manhattan, New York , July 2007 to a sold out audience with Rave Reviews) and hosted by BET’S COMIC VIEW’S Comedian Ardie Fuqua and backed up by a 6piece live band.

Kevin Byrd in September 2007 makes his 1st International Headlines in 17 different countries being featured in The Epoch International Times Newspaper for his Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign (the largest independent international newspaper reaching over 1.5 million people weekly worldwide in countries like United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Japan, China, Indonesia and Spain)

Kevin Byrd on October 1st,2007 celebrates Kevin Byrd Day Anniversary in his hometown of Utica, New York; making him the 1st and the youngest African American Male Entertainer to receive a Proclamation Award and his own personal Day in History.

Byrd also makes two more additional media Headlines in The New York Trend Newspaper and Broowha National Newspaper for the months of October and November 2007 for his work with Prostate Cancer Awareness and Autism for children and Adults.
 
Kevin Byrd in December 2007 ends the year with filming a new International Bollywood featured movie called “Kiran Meets Karen” and stars as a News Journalist directed by the well known South Asian filmmaker/producer Manan Kathora, who’s famous for his movies like FLAVORS and ARIA (Kevin Byrd is the only African American male actor to star in “Kiran Meets Karen”) International release in theatres summer of 2008.

Recently, Kevin Byrd spoke and performed at the Eagle Academy in the Bronx, New York .  In addition, he has appeared on the Dr. Gerald Deas Show concerning Prostate Cancer Awareness and his advocacy for early screening and detection of Prostate Cancer.  Kevin Byrd has brought Global attention to Prostate Cancer Awareness through his work and local, national, and Global media coverage regarding the benefits of early detection and screening.

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