- Jennifer Love Hewitt and Kip Pardue are teaming up to star in the indie feature WHITER SHADE OF PALE for director Sydney Macartney -- The project, which unites the real-life couple in their first onscreen pairing, is scheduled to begin production this month in Ireland. (July 25, 2003)
- Initially found success in major modeling campaigns for Polo and Abercrombie & Fitch.
- In November 2000, Pardue was named by Armani Exchange as one of the Top 10 Upcoming Actors and Variety claimed he was one of the 10 to Watch for this year.
- THE RULES OF ATTRACTION (2002) is the second movie that he and Kate Bosworth have filmed together, the first being REMEMBER THE TITANS (2002)
- Hair color: Blonde
- Eye color: Blue
- Loves surfing, does flow or ashtanga yoga, plays the guitar
- Hasn't seen his father since his parents divorced when he was 11
- Favorite bands: Radiohead, Remy Zero, Wilco, Son Volt, Badly Drawn Boy
- Favorite movies: SE7EN, FIGHT CLUB, DOUBLE INDEMNITY
- Favorite sport team: Atlanta Braves
- Played Josh Ford in the pilot for the tv show POPULAR, but the role was later re-cast.
- Was discovered by Molly Ringwald's publicist.
- 'Kip' comes from the first letters of his full name: Kevin Ian Pardue.
- Payed for his Yale education by himself.
- Voted Best Looking in highschool
- Got Lasik Eye Surgery
- A big fan of THE SIMPSONS
- Knows the 30 Stompers by name
- Loves literature
Quotes- On acting: "It's amazing to think that you affect other people's lives on such a grand scale. I'm so thankful for that, and I'm so lucky."
- "It's hard to stop and think that people are interested in me."
- "It was easier for me to be out on the football field than it was to go home."
- On his success: "I don't need anyone else, which is a great feeling but also a depressing one. No one ever taught me how to shave; no one ever sat down to watch a Braves game with me. I paid for Yale myself, I lived by myself, I taught myself how to play the guitar. I did this all on my own."
- On becoming an actor: "I feel really guilty sometimes. Everyone in L.A. wants to be an actor, and I was kind of the opposite. So, I feel like I've taken somebody's slot, maybe."
- On being a model: "People are really quick to bash it. I mean, you do kind of feel like a piece of meat, but at the same time, you're a really well paid piece of meat."
- On his name: Pardue's father wanted to name his son Kevin, while his mother rooted for Kip. They settled on Kevin [Ian Pardue] on the birth certificate, and everyone has always called me Kip [his initials]. I don't know who won."
- On seeing his mother's reaction when she met Sylvester Stallone on the set: "It's so funny to watch people that you care about get so excited about what I do and I think I'm kind of in this business to make them happy."
- On growing up in a single-parent household: "No one ever taught me how to shave; no one ever sat down to watch a Braves game with me. I paid for Yale myself, I lived by myself, I taught myself how to play the guitar. I did this all on my own."
Awards- Young Hollywood Award: New Stylemaker - Male (2002)
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