Kevin Scott Richardson (born October 3, 1971) is an American singer and a former member of the Backstreet Boys, model, actor, and composer. He was the oldest member of the band during his tenure.Kevin Richardson was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He is the youngest of three brothers. He is of Irish, English, and Native American decent.
As a youth, he was a chess club member and acted in school plays such as "Bye, Bye Birdie" at Estill County High School in Kentucky. He was also a football quarterback.
In Florida, he landed the role of "Aladdin" and one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Walt Disney World, where he met his future wife Kristin Willits, who was playing the character of "Belle" from "Beauty and the Beast." He worked at Walt Disney World until he joined the Backstreet Boys in 1993.
Kevin's engagement to Kristin Willits, along with Brian Littrell's to Leighanne Wallace was announced on MTV in February 2000. The couple married on June 17, 2000 at Lee County's Cathedral Domain in Kentucky. They welcomed their first child together, son Mason Richardson on July 3, 2007.
