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Trivia
Birth name: Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland
Date of birth: 21 December 1966
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Spouse: Kelly Winn (29 June 1996 - present) (filed for divorce),
Camelia Kath (12 September 1987 - 1990) (divorced) 1 child.
Grandson of former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas, leader of the
first elected socialist government in North America. Douglas was premier
from 1944-1961, and was known as the father of Canada's government
funded medical system.
Daughter, Sarah Jude, with Camelia Kath.
Son of actor Donald
Sutherland and actress Shirley Douglas
Was engaged to Julia
Roberts
Among the many reasons cited for the break-up of his first marriage, one
was his friendship with The Lost Boys (1987) castmate Jason Patric and
other members of the "brat pack" -- ironically enough, his
friendship with Jason Patric dissolved after his fiance Julia
Roberts left with Patric for Europe.
Traveled with the rodeo circuit in the late 1990s and won rodeos in
Phoenix and Albuquerque.
Plays ice hockey on a celebrity team.
Earned first place in the US Team Roping Championships.
Twin sister Rachel Sutherland is a TV post-production supervisor in
Toronto.
Named after Warren Kiefer, pen name of Lorenzo Sabatini. Sabatini
directed Castello dei morti vivi, Il (1964) [aka Castle of the Living
Dead (1964)], in which Donald
Sutherland made his theatrical film debut.
Daughter Sarah Jude was named after actress Sarah
Jessica Parker and singer/songwriter/composer Jude Cole.
Was named after screenwriter Lorenzo Sabatini (aka: Warren Kiefer) who
wrote his father Donald
Sutherland's feature film debut.
Was Gary Oldman's passenger when Oldman was arrested for drunk driving
in 1991.
Daughter, Sarah, likes to make fun of the fact that he's computer
illiterate.
During filming of Stand by Me (1986), stayed in character off-camera by
often picking on Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Jerry
O'Connell.
Shares birthday with The Three Musketeers (1993) co-star Julie Delpy.
In an episode of "24" (2001), his character mentions that he
and his wife and daughter should take a trip up into Canada. His father,
Donald
Sutherland, was born in New Brunswick, a Canadian province.
Is on screen for less than three minutes in Taking Lives (2004), even
though he shares top billing with Ethan
Hawke and Angelina
Jolie.
Appears in one scene of Article 99 (1992) wearing glasses and a fishing
bucket hat, a tip to father Donald
Sutherland, who sported the same look in MASH (1970).
For his role in The Wild (2006), he had to practice roaring like a lion.
Rather than doing it at his home with his daughter and stepdaughter
around, he practiced in his car while driving on the freeway, completely
unaware of a woman in the next lane watching him.
Daughter, with Kath, Sarah Jude was born in 1988.
When starting up on the rodeo circuit he decided to buy all the things
needed. The horses, the bulls/cows, the tractors, the 900 acre ranch in
Montana, then sold it once he was finished.
His role as Jack Bauer in "24" (2001) is his first regular
role on a television series.
His vampire likeness from The Lost Boys (1987) is featured on the cover
of J. Gordon Melton's "The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the
Undead." In a captioned picture inside the book, his name is
misspelled as "Keifer."
Had L.A. Confidential (1997) been made into a TV series, he would have
played the Kevin Spacey character, Jack Vincennes.
In an episode of "24" (2001), he is told a character is being
transferred from Los Angeles to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for questioning.
In A Few Good Men (1992), he played a Marine stationed at Guantanamo
Bay.
Went to Martingrove Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke, Ontario
Within the same year, had played the character of The Caller in the
movie Phone Booth (2002) and of Jack Bauer in the television series
"24" (2001). Both projects were created by Fox. The events of
both projects take place in "real time". And both projects
were delayed by Fox due to national threats: "24" (2001) due
to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and Phone Booth (2002) due to sniper
shootings.
Even though he physically appears onscreen for less than three minutes
in Phone Booth (2002), he received second billing behind Colin
Farrell.
Wasn't aware of father Donald
Sutherland as an actor until he was 18.
His stepdaughter Michelle Kath is expecting her first child in February
2005.
On January 23, 2005, became the first "Inside the Actors
Studio" (1994) guest to be the offspring of a former guest. His
father, Donald
Sutherland appeared on the show in 1998.
Was originally slated to play grandfather Tommy Douglas in "Prairie
Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story" (2006) (mini), but had to
relinquish the role in late 2004 due to scheduling conflicts with the
fourth season of "24" (2001).
Is seven minutes older than sister Rachel Sutherland.
When he was eight, he moved to Canada where he spent the next eight
years of his life.
He left Canada to do commercials in New York. In 1983 he landed a jeans
advertisement and got enough money to buy a car and go to California.
His daughter Sarah will graduate in the class of 2006 from Crossroads
School for Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica, California (Vanity Fair
Magazine, February 2005)
Shares a birthday with Jane Fonda, Samuel
L. Jackson, and Ray Romano.
In an episode of "24" (2001), his character Jack Bauer is
brought back after a heart failure. The same thing happened in
Flatliners (1990), where he played Nelson.
Is close friends with hockey legend Wayne Gretzky
On the Freeway (1996) DVD cover, he has a five o'clock shadow, but in
the film itself, he is clean shaven.
During the fourth season of "24" (2001), he filmed a Public
Service Announcement to tell viewers that the show's creators were not
trying to exploit 9/11 in their storylines, and that the whole terrorist
storyline was fictional.
Attended the funeral of actor Brandon Lee (who was accidentally shot by
Michael Massee while filming The Crow (1994)). Coincidentally, Massee
later played villain Ira Gaines in the first season of "24"
(2001).
Is the spokesperson for Calorie Mate Japan in character from '24'
Attended St. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario.
Owns a recording studio/music label in Los Angeles, called Ironworks,
with best friend, musician/producer Jude Cole.
Has three half-brothers: Roeg Sutherland (b. 1974), Rossif Sutherland
(b. 1978) and Angus Redford Sutherland (b. 1979).
At about 5' 10", Kiefer is extremely short by the standards of his
father's side of the family. For example, his father stands 6' 4"
and his half-brothers are well over 6 feet.
Starred alongside Dennis Hopper in Flashback (1990). Hopper later played
Victor Drazen in the final four episodes of Season One of 24. |
