You may know American actor Taylor Kinney for being former Lady Gaga’s fiancèe, for his cameo on The Vampire Diaries or playing Lt. Kelly Severide in the NBC television series Chicago Fire. But do you really know everything about him? Let’s see some fun facts you don’t know about Kinney.
1. He does his own stunts on Chicago Fire.
2. He has experienced a house fire himself.
3. Taylor and his three brothers were raised by their single mother, who worked as a dental hygienist. (his younger brother Ryan tragically passed away in 2008).
4. He co-owned the venue Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse, in his hometown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is a restaurant, theatre, and distillery combination.
5. Taylor wasn’t an actor in high school: Taylor didn’t use to act in high school. Instead, he was into sports. He was a phenomenal volleyball player, claimed by some to be a ‘local hero.’
6. He doesn’t like Deep Dish Chicago pizza.
7. He enjoyed his supernatural role in The Vampire Diaries: Kinney played werewolf Mason Lockwood in the show back in 2010 and 2011. He said that it brought out the kid in him.
8. He studied business management in college.
9. He left college during his junior year and moved to Hawaii, where he worked as a carpenter.
10. His father is of English and German ancestry, while his mother is of German and Swiss-German descent, with remote French roots.
Did you know any of these fun facts about actor Taylor Kinney or not?
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