Steve Hytner (/ˈhaɪtnər/; born September 28, 1959)[1] is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Kenny Bania on the NBC series Seinfeld.
Steve Hytner | |
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.jpg) Hytner in 2013 | |
| Born | September 28, 1959 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Biography
editHytner was born in Brooklyn, New York City,[2] and grew up on Long Island.[3] In 1979, he joined the company of Lexington Conservatory Theatre in Lexington, NY, serving as a technical assistant. He soon appeared onstage in an intern performance of The Wager by Mark Medoff. His first professional on-stage appearance was a year later, in George M. Cohan's The Tavern, the debut production of Capital Repertory Theatre.[4][5][6]
He appeared as a regular in The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage, Hardball, and Working, in several episodes of Roswell, and also in occasional episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; one episode of Friends; and in The King of Queens, Two and a Half Men, Dharma & Greg, The X-Files, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, That's So Raven, George Lopez, The Bill Engvall Show, The Jeff Foxworthy Show as Craig Lesko, and Mike & Molly. He portrays Ty Parsec in two episodes of The Adventures of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000).
He performed in the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Herman Spatz, in Good Luck Charlie as Marvin the bellman, and in Sonny with a Chance as Murphy the troublesome security guard. He plays a motivational workshop instructor in the HBO series Hung.
Hytner has appeared in In the Line of Fire, Forces of Nature, and Eurotrip.[7]
As Joseph the coroner, Hytner is one of two actors (the other being Christopher Walken) to appear in each of the first three films of The Prophecy series.
He appears in the 2006 comedy film Bachelor Party Vegas and reprised his role as Kenny Bania on the fictional Seinfeld reunion table read on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2009. He was the Camp Superior counselor in the 2012 comedy film Fred 3: Camp Fred, and plays the role of client Roger Bodder in the comedy/thriller film Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine.
Partial filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ski Patrol | Myron | |
| 1991 | The Marrying Man | George | |
| 1993 | The Commish | Arlo Manno | Episode: "Stoned" |
| The X-Files | Dr. Denny Murphy | Episode: "Ice" | |
| In the Line of Fire | Tony Carducci | ||
| 1994-98 | Seinfeld | Kenny Bania | 7 episodes |
| 1994 | The Shadow | Marine Guard | |
| 1995 | The Prophecy | Joseph | |
| 1997 | Face/Off | Interrogating Agent | |
| 1999 | Forces of Nature | Jack | |
| Love Stinks | Marty Mark | ||
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Ty Parsec | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jonathan Claddon | Episode: "Cats in the Cradle..." |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Bathroom Guy | |
| The Haunted Mansion | Mr. Silverman | ||
| 2004 | EuroTrip | Absinthe Green Fairy | |
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | Herman Spatz | Episode: "Commercial Breaks" |
| 2006-07 | That's So Raven | Principal Stuckerman | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Totally Baked | Hack Murphy | Segment: "Mudslingers" |
| 2008 | Man Maid | Mean Developer | |
| Soccer Mom | Coach Kenny | ||
| 2009 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Steve Hytner | Episode: "The Table Read" |
| Tom Cool | |||
| 2010 | Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend | Klaus | |
| 2011 | Good Luck Charlie | Marvin Starkwell | Episode: "Snow Show" |
| About Fifty | Larry of Lumpy's | ||
| 2012 | Should've Been Romeo | Rick | |
| 2016 | Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine | Roger Bodder | |
| 2019 | Extracurricular Activities | Gary Vaughn |
References
edit- ^ "On this Date: Birthdays". The News & Observer. The Associated Press. September 28, 2018. p. 2A.
Actor Steve Hytner is 59.
- ^ Freeman, Laura (May 16, 2018). "Kenny Bania from 'Seinfeld' to appear in Cuyahoga Falls". The Record-Courier. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
Hytner, 58, was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up on Long Island and now lives in the Reno-Tahoe area, but he spent 25 years in Los Angeles to build his career.
- ^ Beck, Marilyn (September 23, 1997). "Hytner Finally Barking Up Right Tree". The StarPhoenix. Tribune Media. p. D2.
- ^ "Lexington Conservatory Theatre: 1980 Playbill". archive.org. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ Gray, James R. (March 24, 1980). "'Tavern' offers joyous toast to new Capital Rep". The Knickerbocker News.
- ^ Gray, James R. (March 14, 1980). "New professional troupe starts its climb with debut at The Egg". The Knickerbocker News.
- ^ Strickner, Julie (February 22, 2018). "Comedian Steve Hytner returns to Fairbanks for more sledding and more Alaska".
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