Kevin Cox – Ensemble Member & Instructor – Email Kevin

Kevin is one of the few remaining natives of Myrtle Beach. He grew up in Conway and graduated from Coastal Carolina University’s Honors Program with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Finance along with a minor in Biology. Kevin claims to have too much sand in his shoes to ever leave the Grand Strand. During the day he works full time for Horry Telephone Cooperative as a communications expert in the Business Services department. Kevin’s career on stage first started in 1996 when he became 1st Runner Up in the Mr. Conway High School pageant. Kevin’s talent for the pageant was performing a lip synch of Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Achy Breaky Heart” while sliding across the stage. His career in pageants later continued into college as a representative for his fraternity Pi Kappa Phi in the Big Man on Campus competition and also winning Mr. Greek in 2001. In 2008 Kevin placed 1st Runner Up in the womanless beauty pageant named “The Cutie Pie Pageant” to raise money for the Conway Main Street organization and several children’s charities. Kevin performed a very intricately detailed rendition of Taylor Swift’s “Should’ve Said No” for his talent. Finally being able to dress like a man again, Kevin claimed the title of Mr. Myrtle Beach in 2009. With the help of Mike Ritchie on air guitar and Gina Trimarco as his biggest “fan”, Kevin performed a parody of Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana”. He first started with Carolina Improv in the summer of 2009 as a student and later transitioned into a performer, a director and eventually a teacher. When Kevin is not working or showing off his ability to lip synch, he enjoys giving back to the community. Kevin remains active with his alumni chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, a board member for the Waccamaw Youth Center, Past President and Past Lieutenant Governor of the Grand Strand Optimist Club, past member of gsSCENE’s steering committee for young professionals, member of the Grand Strand Technology Council, graduate of Leadership Grand Strand’s Class 30, and currently sits on the Board of Regents for Leadership Grand Strand. In 2009 he was awarded Volunteer of the Year by readers of the Myrtle Beach Herald and in February of 2010 he was a recipient of the award for Incredible Customer Experience in the Communications Category by the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.