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Steven Gerard Connell (born March 11, 1975 in Thousand Oaks, California) is an American actor, playwright, poet and spoken word artist. Born in Thousand Oaks, California, Connell is the youngest of two children. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. Connell burst onto the spoken word scene in Los Angeles, California. By 2003 he had won a number of national and regional slam championships in the United States, including the 2002 Hollywood Championship and the 2003 LA Championship. He was also the 2003 New Word Series Champion... MORE

Steven Gerard Connell (born March 11, 1975 in Thousand Oaks, California) is an American actor, playwright, poet and spoken word artist. Born in Thousand Oaks, California, Connell is the youngest of two children. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. Connell burst onto the spoken word scene in Los Angeles, California. By 2003 he had won a number of national and regional slam championships in the United States, including the 2002 Hollywood Championship and the 2003 LA Championship. He was also the 2003 New Word Series Champion and, as captain of Team LA, won the 2003 National Poetry Championship. His skill as a poet and performer made him a sought-after spoken word artist in Los Angeles, making him a regular at Da Poetry Lounge, Fly Poets and other poetry venues in the United States. He also served as poet and creative director for two national spoken word tours, The Underground Poets Railroad and Norman Lear’s Declare Yourself. As part of Declare Yourself he traveled across the United States in a campaign during the 2004 United States presidential elections to encourage young people to register to vote. In the theatre LESS