- The great-grandnephew of the late Oscar-winning actress, Hattie McDaniel, who was the first African-American to win the Academy Award for her portrayal of Mammy in the MGM film Gone with the Wind (1939). Kevin's great-grandmother, Etta McDaniel (Hattie's sister) was also quite busy as an actress (as well as his great-granduncles, Otis McDaniel and Sam McDaniel).
- In 2006, Kevin was elated to meet actor/entertainer Wonderful Smith, one of Hattie McDaniel's best friends, at the unveiling of the late Ms. McDaniel's official U.S. postage stamp at an outdoor ceremony at the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library (Beverly Hills, CA).
- In 1971, Kevin and his family were about to move to Fort Worth, Texas due to the separation of his parents. His neighbors, Joan and Walter Mondale, decided to give Kevin their cat (Patches) which he had grown very fond of during their 3-year stay in Washington DC. "Patches" Mondale would live the rest of her life as a Texan and Walter Mondale would later become Vice-President of the United States.
- Great-grandson of actress Etta McDaniel. Etta was a producer along with her sister Hattie McDaniel for the McDaniel Sisters Company (a vaudeville and stage act) and an actress in the films King Kong (1933), the Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), and the Son of Dracula (1943).
- Cousin of actor Elzie Emanuel. Elzie starred in Intruder in the Dust (1949), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), White Witch Doctor (1953), and Jungle Jim (1955).
- Great-grandnephew of actor Sam McDaniel. Sam was an actor in The Great Lie (1941), The Ghost and the Guest (1943), The Amos & Andy Show (1951), I Love Lucy (as Sam the Porter), the only time a black performer had lines on the show (1955), and Wagon Train (1958).
- Great-grandnephew of Oscar-winning actress Hattie McDaniel. Hattie was the first black performer to win an Academy Award for her role as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind (1939). She also starred in Show Boat (1936), Saratoga (1937), They Died with Their Boots On (1941), In This Our Life (1942), Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943), and Beulah (1952).
- In 2018, he was briefly a documentary curator for the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). MPTF was formerly know as the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital. Hattie McDaniel and Sam McDaniel, Kevin's great-grandaunt and great-granduncle, both passed away at the hospital there in Woodland Hills. Hattie died of breast cancer on October 26, 1952 and Sam of throat cancer on September 24, 1962.
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