I've been a Kevin for almost 40 years now (yikes!) and I've noticed something. Hollywood hates Kevins. I don't mean actors named Kevin, there's no problem there. Kevin Spacey, Kevin Klein, Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Smith...there is a pretty good list of Kevin's getting work out there. Hell, Britney Spears even married a guy named Kevin, so we're good there. The problem is with the writers. They hate Kevins. Almost always, characters named Kevin are the jerk, the outcast, the weirdo or the psycho.

I first noticed it long ago watching an episode of the original Star Trek called "The Naked Time." In this episode, many of the crew go crazy, but in the end, it's a guy named Kevin who wants to crash the Enterprise in to a planet while singing Irish folk songs. That always stuck with me that a guy with my name was the bad guy.

Only recently have I started keeping track of how often I see this, but I have seen it all of my life. Here is a short list of the "bad" Kevins that I've found:

• Star Trek: "The Naked Time" As previously noted, Lt. Kevin Reilly goes bonkers.
• TV show "Just Shoot Me": Big, dorky, mail room clerk named Kevin appears in several episodes.
• Movie "Meet The Parents": Pam's ex-boyfriend Kevin, who you're supposed to hate.
• The Who's "Tommy": song "Cousin Kevin" about Tommy's sadist cousin who beats him up alot.
• SNL with Tom Green: MC Kevin Gustovson, geeky white rapper
• SNL with Chris Parnell: Kevin the "Android Man", a geeky white street performer
• TV show "Angel": Serial killer named Kevin, who is also impotent! Yeah!
• "South Park" and band "Primus": Song "Mephisto and Kevin" about Gopher Boy Kevin. Oh, and there are even plush toys!
• Comic strip "Robotman" (now called "Monty"): The original Robotman had a nerd sidekick named Kevin.
• "Providence": Sydney is stalked by a patient named Kevin.
• "Monk": Monk has a weird neighbor named Kevin. And this is Monk, remember.

I will continue to update this site based on any new Kevin bashings found. I know there are lots more. Tell me if you find any!

In fairness, I must note the positive characters named Kevin:

• "Joan of Arcadia": Her brother is named Kevin. He is in a wheelchair, but he's a good guy.
• "Kevin Hill": Wow a whole new show based on a guy named Kevin. And he's played by Taye Diggs! We'll see if the show lasts. :)

Update: CSI: Miami: Episode "Legal" - The killer ends up being a guy named Kevin, who is socially inept and an asthmatic. He kills a girl out of rage who was actually trying to help him.

Update: 04Nov04: "CSI": Episdode "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?": The serial killer who escaped justice in a previous episode is named Kevin Greer. Not only is he is psychotic serial killer, but he has very bad teeth and winds up killing himself.

Update: I've created a whole new blog devoted to the subject of Hollywood's disdane for characters named Kevin. Visit the new Hollywood Hates Kevins blogsite.