Kevin Ruf
Kevin Ruf is an American actor and comedian. He starred in the Comedy Central show Halfway Home as Kenny Carlyle, the house supervisor of a halfway house.
Early life and education
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Ruf grew up in Saratoga, California and attended Saratoga [High School (California)|Saratoga High School], where he played inside linebacker on the school's football team. Ruf graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.Career
He is a member of The Groundlings improvisational comedy theater and has guest written for Saturday Night Live. He appeared as the newsman in That Was [The Week That Was] on ABC's Primetime Live. He is also an attorney. In 2006, he argued and won a case before the California Supreme Court which expanded the rights of day laborers. The case was entitled Smith v. L'Oreal.Ruf guest starred in a 2008 episode of the Comedy Central series Reno 911! playing Kyle Overstreet, a convict who has recently been released after ten years in prison and has sworn to get revenge on the officers who put him behind bars. Unfortunately, none of the police officers remember arresting Kyle, and they even struggle to remember his name despite meeting him several times throughout the episode.
Awards
Ruf was named a California Lawyer of the Year in 2019 for his work in the California Supreme Court, arguing the winning side in the groundbreaking case,Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court.