Did you know that his birth Name is Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland?
Did you know that his Height is 5' 9" ?
Did you know that his parents are Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas?
Did you know that he got his first film role in the movie Max Dugan Returns (1983)?
Did you know that Sutherland's first major role was in the Canadian drama, The Bay Boy (1984), which earned Sutherland and director Daniel Petrie, Genie award nominations for best actor and best director, respectively?
Did you know that in 1992, Sutherland starred opposite Ray Liotta and Forest Whitaker in Article 99?
Did you know that also he stared in A Few Good Men (1992) also starring Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise?
Did you know that he was married twice?
Kelly Winn
(29 June 1996 - 19 May 2008) (divorced)
Camelia Kath
(12 September 1987 - 1 February 1990) (divorced) 1 child
Did you know that he is the grandson of former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas, leader of the first elected socialist government in North America. Douglas was premier from 1944-1961, and was known as the father of Canada's government-funded medical system?
Did you know that he owns Ironworks Studio together with his musical partner singer/songwriter/composer Jude Cole. Kiefer also owns a valuable collection of about 50 vintage guitars which he and his partners has been playing in studio sessions and live performances?
Did you know that he was engaged to Julia Roberts?
Did you know that he traveled with the rodeo circuit in the late 1990s and won rodeos in Phoenix and Albuquerque?
Did you know that he plays ice hockey on a celebrity team?
Did you know that he earned first place in the US Team Roping Championships?
Did you know that he has a Twin sister Rachel Sutherland who is a TV post-production supervisor in Toronto?
Did you know that he was named after Warren Kiefer, pen name of Lorenzo Sabatini. Sabatini directed Castello dei morti vivi, Il (1964) [aka Castle of the Living Dead (1964)], in which Donald Sutherland made his theatrical film debut?
Did you know that his daughter, Sarah Sutherland, with Camelia Kath. Was named after actress Sarah Jessica Parker and singer/songwriter/composer Jude Cole?
Did you know that he was Gary Oldman's passenger when Oldman was arrested for drunk driving in 1991?
Did you know that he's computer illiterate?
Did you know that his father, Donald Sutherland, was born in St. John, New Brunswick?
Did you know that he Is on screen for less than three minutes in Taking Lives (2004), even though he shares top billing with Ethan Hawke and Angelina Jolie?
Did you know that when starting up on the rodeo circuit he decided to buy all the things needed. The horses, the bulls/cows, the tractors, the 900 acre ranch in Montana, then sold it once he was finished?
Did you know that his role as Jack Bauer in "24" (2001) is his first regular role on a television series?
Did you know that his vampire likeness from The Lost Boys (1987) is featured on the cover of J. Gordon Melton's "The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead." In a captioned picture inside the book, his name is misspelled as "Keifer”?
Did you know that his if L.A. Confidential (1997) been made into a TV series, he would have played the Kevin Spacey character, Jack Vincennes?
Did you know that he went to Martingrove Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke, Ontario?
Did you know that within the same year, had played the character of The Caller in the movie Phone Booth (2002) and of Jack Bauer in the television series "24" (2001). Both projects were created by Fox. The events of both projects take place in "real time". And both projects were delayed by Fox due to national threats: "24" (2001) due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and Phone Booth (2002) due to sniper shootings?
Did you know that even though he physically appears onscreen for less than three minutes in Phone Booth (2002), he received second billing behind Colin Farrell?
Did you know that he wasn't aware of father Donald Sutherland as an actor until he was 18?
Did you know that he was originally slated to play grandfather Tommy Douglas in "Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story" (2006), but had to relinquish the role in late 2004 due to scheduling conflicts with the fourth season of "24" (2001)?
Did you know that he is seven minutes older than sister Rachel Sutherland?
Did you know that when he was eight, he moved to Canada where he spent the next eight years of his life?
Did you know that his he left Canada to do commercials in New York. In 1983 he landed a jeans advertisement and got enough money to buy a car and go to California?
Did you know that his daughter Sarah will graduate in the class of 2006 from Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica, California (Vanity Fair Magazine, February 2005)?
Did you know that he shares a birthday with Jane Fonda, Samuel L. Jackson, and Ray Romano?
Did you know that he Is close friends with hockey legend Wayne Gretzky?
Did you know that during the fourth season of "24" (2001), he filmed a Public Service Announcement to tell viewers that the show's creators were not trying to exploit 9/11 in their storylines, and that the whole terrorist storyline was fictional?
Did you know that he attended the funeral of actor Brandon Lee (who was accidentally shot by Michael Massee while filming The Crow (1994))?
Did you know that he has three half-brothers: Roeg Sutherland (b. 1974), Rossif Sutherland (b. 1978) and Angus Redford Sutherland (b. 1982)?
Did you know that his at 5' 10", Kiefer is extremely short by the standards of his father's side of the family. For example, his father stands 6' 4" and his half-brothers are well over 6 feet?
Did you know that he signed a contract to be in 3 more seasons of "24" (2001) after season 5. The contract says he will be paid $40 million, which makes him the highest paid actor on a TV drama?
Did you know that he is a huge fan of the rock band Queen?
Did you know that he broke three fingers in his first rodeo?
Did you know that he attended seven different schools in ten years?
Did you know that he spent 15 hours a day, six days a week, for the last five years on the set of "24" (2001)?
Did you know that upon the conclusion of season 5 of "24" (2001), Kiefer has spent more on-screen time as the character "Jack Bauer" than as all of his previous roles combined. He has also received more nominations for the show than his entire film career?
Did you know that his ex-wife, Camelia Kath, is the widow of Chicago guitarist Terry Kath?
Did you know that he was Ranked #68 on the 2006 Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the world's most powerful celebrities. His earnings were a reported $23 million?
Did you know that his great-great-grandmother through male line was a third cousin of President Rutherford Birchard Hayes. Ironically, on "24"'s 5th season, his character Jack Bauer had to work with a Homeland Security agent named Karen Hayes?
Did you know that he is distantly related to former Governor of Vermont Howard Dean?
Did you know that he has a very large collection of vintage guitars (a 1959 Les Paul, a '67 Telecaster, a '68 ES335 and about fifty-five more)?
Did you know that he has a border collie named Molly?
Did you know that he lives in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles?
Did you know that his "24" (2001) character Jack Bauer was spoofed by John Culshaw on "Dead Ringers" (2002)?
Did you know that when his character, Jack Bauer, got a new tattoo (part of the plot line) for Season 3 of "24" (2001) instead of having to go though tedious make up for each scene which the tattoo would show, Kiefer had a real tattoo inked onto his arm?
Did you know that in 2005, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto?
Did you know that he was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Los Angeles on September 25, 2007?
Did you know that he was sentenced to 48 days in jail for DUI. Started serving his sentence immediately [December 5, 2007]?
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