Scott was born May 3, 1967, in New York City and presently lives in
Fort Worth, Texas. A martial artist and former stuntman, he is most well known as an actor. His most noteworthy credit is his portrayal of Raphael in the hit films
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (as a
stunt performer) and
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (as the suit performer), under his real name Kenn Troum. He subsequently changed his stage name to Kenn Scott, and broadened his experience to working in action cinema both in front of and behind the camera. As Scott, he had starring roles in the
direct-to-video action-adventure films
Showdown,
Star Hunter, and
Sworn To Justice, and received national press attention for his directorial debut, the short, martial-arts comedy
Better Never Than Late as well as the
action film,
Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon. In 2019, he wrote a book called Teenage Ninja to Mutant Turtle: Becoming the Reel Raphael. He is creative director at Avadel, a Texas-based digital advertising agency. Since he’s been in Fort Worth, Scott also earned a master’s degree from Tarleton State University, and won the Fort Worth Business Plan Competition with a child enrichment video used by Fort Worth Public Library. == References ==