Kirby Heyborne

Kirby Heyborne (born October 8, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer, songwriter, narrator and comedian. He is known for his work in Lazy Muncie and LDS films. Heyborne has also worked extensively as an audiobook narrator.

Kirby Heyborne
Born (1976-10-08) October 8, 1976
Evanston, Wyoming, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Utah
OccupationActor, musician, singer, songwriter, narrator, comedian

Early life and education

Heyborne graduated from Alta High School in 1995 where he was student body president. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served an LDS Mission in the Dominican Republic.[1] He later graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Economics.[2][3]

Career

Heyborne is both an actor and a musician. He has released several CDs on which he sings and plays the guitar. However, Heyborne first became widely popular in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints culture after starring in the film The R.M. (2003). His first appearance in a non-LDS film was as "Teddy" in The Three Stooges (2012).

He is also an accomplished narrator, and has provided voice work for many novels, short stories, and non-fiction titles.[4]

Heyborne generated some controversy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint community in 2008 after deciding to appear in a Miller Lite beer commercial.[5] Devout members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints do not drink alcohol, and his appearance in a beer commercial was perceived as hypocritical. Heyborne stated that he would prefer to act only in roles aligned with his faith but was unable to predict which offers he might receive. He interpreted the Miller Lite opportunity as an answer to prayer, and a way to feed his family.[6] He was later denied the chance to play at LDS owned BYU, where he had often played in the past, allegedly due to his involvement with the commercial.[7] He also had appeared in a Best Buy Commercial in late-summer 2013, promoting sales for Verizon phones for an upcoming back-to-school sale. His commercial aired during the CBS primetime lineup on August 26, 2013. In 2019 he began as host for a new show on BYU's channel BYUtv called "Making Good." [8][9]

Works

Filmography

Discography
  • Inside - (2005)
  • Braver Days ( May 2006)
  • Merry White Tree in the Night (Oct 2006)
  • The RM Soundtrack - "If You Could Hie to Kolob"
  • Sons of Provo Soundtrack
  • The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway - Narrator (2008)
  • Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan - Narrator (2008)
  • The Elm Tree - Released March 31, 2009
  • The Long Walk by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman - Narrator (2010)
  • Fat Vampire by Adam Rex - Narrator (2010)
  • Gone Girl: A Novel, by Gillian Flynn - Reader
  • Rotters by Daniel Kraus - Narrator (2011)
  • Everybody Sees the Ants by A. S. King - Narrator (2012)
  • Come to Zion, Vol. 1: The Winds and the Waves by Dean Hughes - Narrator (2012)
  • Scowler by Daniel Kraus - Narrator (2013)
  • Breathe by Abbi Glines - Narrator (2013)
  • Taipei by Tao Lin - Narrator (2013)
  • Come to Zion, Vol. 2: Through Cloud and Sunshine by Dean Hughes - Narrator (2013)
  • Hollow City by Riggs Ransom - Narrator (2014)
  • Rumble by Ellen Hopkins - Narrator (2014)
  • A Generation Rising (Fire and Steel, Vol. 1) by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator (2014)
  • Only the Brave: The Continuing Story of the San Juan Pioneers by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator (2014)
  • Come to Zion, Vol. 3: Fresh Courage Take by Dean Hughes - Narrator (2014)
  • Ashfall by Mike Mullin - Narrator (2015)
  • All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven - Narrator (2015)
  • The Orphan Army: The Nightsiders, book 1 by Jonathan Maberry - Narrator (2015)
  • The Storm Descends (Fire and Steel, Vol. 2) by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator (2015)
  • Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs - Narrator (2015)
  • Fires of Invention (Mysteries of Cove, Vol. 1) by Jeffrey Scott Savage - Narrator (2015)
  • Youngblood by Matt Gallagher - Narrator (2016)
  • To Soar with Eagles by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator (2016)
  • The Shadow Falls (Fire and Steel, Vol. 3) by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator (2016)
  • Gears of Revolution (Mysteries of Cove, Vol. 2) by Jeffrey Scott Savage - Narrator (2016)
  • Dragonwatch: A Fablehaven Adventure (Dragonwatch, Vol. 1) by Brandon Mull - Narrator (2017)
  • The Proud Shall Stumble (Fire and Steel, Vol. 4) by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator (2017)
  • Embers of Destruction (Mysteries of Cove, Vol. 3) by Jeffrey Scott Savage - Narrator (2017)
  • Out of the Smoke (Fire and Steel, Vol. 5) by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator (2018)
  • Dragonwatch: Wrath of the Dragon King (Dragonwatch, Vol. 2) by Brandon Mull - Narrator (2018)
  • A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs - Narrator (2018)
  • Into the Flames (Fire and Steel, Vol. 6) by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator (2019)
  • Muddy: Where Faith and Polygamy Collide (Muddy, Vol. 1) by Dean Hughes - Narrator (2019)
  • Dragonwatch: Master of the Phantom Isle (Dragonwatch, Vol. 3) by Brandon Mull - Narrator (2019)
  • River: Where Faith and Consecration Converge (Muddy, Vol. 2) by Dean Hughes - Narrator (2020)
  • The Volunteer Effect by Jason Young and Jonathan Malm - Narrator (2020)
  • Dragonwatch: The Titan Games (Dragonwatch, Vol. 4) by Brandon Mull - Narrator (2020)

References
  1. Toone, Trent (2012-07-16). "A conversation with Kirby Heyborne (+video)". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  2. "The Biography of Kirby Heyborne". www.kirbyheyborne.com. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  3. "Utah actor's Hollywood dream comes true in 'Three Stooges'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. "List of narrated titles". Heyborne's website. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  5. "MormonTimes". MormonTimes. Archived from the original on 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  6. "BYU NewsNet - LDS Media Star Faces Scrutiny Over Beer Ad". 2012-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  7. "Kirby Heyborne @ Linescratchers". Linescratchers.com. 2010-02-06. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  8. https://www.byutv.org/castmember/fbdf24c6-d0f7-4964-89a9-f109f149923b/kirby-heyborne-making-good
  9. https://www.byutv.org/post/d0c4230f-0459-4cb8-81e5-220da2e3dd75/making-good-interview-with-kirby-heyborne
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