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Kevin Webster

Kevin Webster is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Portrayed by Michael Le Vell, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 19 October 1983. Le Vell was suspended from the soap in February 2013 due to allegations of sexual offences, with scenes he had already filmed cut from broadcast. Le Vell was found not guilty of all charges in September 2013, and briefly returned in early 2014, before taking another 3-month break from the show and returning once again.

Kevin is protective of his two daughters Rosie Webster (Emma Collinge, Helen Flanagan) and Sophie Webster (Ashleigh Middleton, Emma Woodward, Brooke Vincent) along with their mother Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor). His notable storylines have originally centered on his on-and-off romantic chemistry with Sally that involved two separate marriages, the first of which ended after he had a tryst with local neighbour Natalie Horrocks (Denise Welch); and then his second marriage with Sally collapsed beyond repair after he embarked on a long-running affair with fellow resident Molly Dobbs (Vicky Binns) that ultimately led to him fathering her son Jack (Kyran Bowes) after her untimely death in a tram crash amid the show's 50th anniversary live episode. His other major plotlines have included a short-lived marriage with his second spouse Alison Wakefield (Naomi Radcliffe); having separate romances with Sally's old rivals Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews) and Anna Windass (Debbie Rush) on respective occasions; getting involved in a feud with Anna's villainous rapist Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre); having to care for Jack after he was diagnosed with sepsis that caused the latter to require foot amputation before helping him with treatment; and getting remarried with his new wife Abi Franklin (Sally Carman).

Storylines
Kevin Webster arrives in Weatherfield in 1983, moving in with Hilda Ogden (Jean Alexander) as her lodger. He gets a job as a mechanic working for Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten) at his garage. It was then Kevin's sister Debbie (Sue Devaney) and their father, Bill (Peter Armitage), arrive on Weatherfield. But then after Bill remarries, he and Debbie move down to Southampton in January 1985; Kevin, though, decides to stay in Weatherfield and he soon builds up a surrogate mother-son relationship with Hilda.

Over the next few years Kevin became good friends with Terry Duckworth (Nigel Pivaro), who sets him up on a blind date with Michelle Robinson (Stephanie Tague) in May 1985. The two start dating and Kevin loses his virginity to her but after pressuring her constantly for sex, Michelle ends the relationship in July. Kevin is single until January 1986 when he meets Sally Seddon (Sally Dynevor) after accidentally splashing her whilst driving by in his work van. Their romance is often strained, due to Hilda's interference, as she feels that Kevin is too good for Sally and Sally is loyal to her family, who treat her badly. Kevin proposes repeatedly but Sally only accepts after Kevin risks his life saving Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) from a fire in 1986. They finally marry in October 1986.

The following year, Hilda leaves Weatherfield after selling the house to Kevin and Sally and Kevin continues to work at the garage after Brian is murdered. After a lot of persuasion from Sally, he buys it in 1996 and goes into partnership with colleague Tony Horrocks (Lee Warburton). Happiness soon dawns on Kevin and Sally when have two daughters: Rosie (Helen Flanagan) and Sophie (Brooke Vincent). However, their happiness doesn't last as Kevin cheats on Sally by sleeping with Tony's mother Natalie Horrocks (Denise Welch). Soon enough Kevin's two-timing leads to a dalliance with Natalie that originally started out with no strings attached, but Natalie steadily falls in love with Kevin and wants him permanently. As a result, she gets careless so Sally discovers Kevin's infidelity but forgives him; however, they separate after Sally ends up sleeping with newly-arrived entrepreneur Greg Kelly (Stephen Billington). The couple soon divorce in 1999 and Kevin refuses to allow Sally to take the girls back to live with her. She gave him residency while she found somewhere for her and the girls to live. Kevin learns that Greg was violent towards Sally in front of Rosie and Sophie but she is still awarded custody.

Later that year, Kevin starts dating factory worker Alison Wakefield (Naomi Radcliffe), but she leaves him when it becomes clear that he is still in love with Sally. However, upon discovering that she is pregnant, they reconcile and marry in January 2000 with Kevin's daughters, Roy (David Neilson) and Hayley Cropper (Julie Hesmondhalgh), Linda Sykes (Jacqueline Pirie) and Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold) present. Their happiness doesn't last, however, when their newborn son Jake dies from a Group B streptococcal infection. The tragedy distresses Alison so much that she snatches Sarah-Louise Platt's (Tina O'Brien) newborn daughter, Bethany (Emily & Amy Walton), and commits suicide after giving baby Bethany to Kevin, leaving him devastated.

In the following months, Kevin dates Molly Hardcastle (Jacqueline Kingston), a nurse he meets through his friend, Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), whom he helps reconsider committing suicide when he learns that she is financial trouble. He ends the relationship when he realises that he is still in love with Sally and disrupts her wedding to Danny Hargreaves, telling him that he and Sally had a one night stand the night before he married Alison. Danny is disgusted and jilts Sally at the altar, leaving her devastated. As 2002 approaches, Kevin is determined to win Sally back and eventually convinces her to marry him again, although she warns him that it is only for their daughters' sakes. However, while engaged to Kevin, Sally has a brief fling with Alex, a painter, and decorator, which is revealed on their wedding day. Sally has to decide who she wants to be with and chooses Kevin, who has already forgiven her for her fling with Alex, and they remarry on 9 December 2002. During the following years, Kevin continues to work at the garage and becomes a brotherly figure to employee Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) as their friendship develops overtime. Kevin later employs Tommy Harris (Thomas Craig) and befriends him. In March 2003, Kevin and Tommy help Martin rescue his ex-wife Gail (Helen Worth) and their son David (Jack P. Shepherd) along with Sarah and Bethany from the cluches of her murderous husband Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) after he tries to kill them in the Weatherfield canal; the family are rescued and Richard is drowned in the end. Several months later, however, Kevin finds himself caught up in a feud between Tommy and Martin after learning about Martin's relationship with Tommy's 16-year-old daughter Katy (Lucy-Jo Hudson). He eventually sacks Tommy as the situation spirals out of control, but is left distraught when later discovering Tommy's body in the garage on March 2005 after the latter has been murdered by Katy in a fit of rage.

Also in 2005, Kevin is distressed when Sally becomes a pushy parent; she enrols Rosie into the prestigious Oakhill School after Rosie shows good potential at maths and forces Kevin to work longer hours so they can keep her there. Sally also starts working for car dealer Ian Davenport (Philip Bretherton), whose daughter, Gemma, is one of Rosie's friends at Oakhill. Sally and Ian soon have a fling later in 2005, which Rosie discovers when she walks in on them. When Kevin finds out, he is devastated and decides to end the marriage but Rosie persuades him not to, convincing him that Sally does love him and is only having the fling so that she can pay her tuition fees.

In 2007, Kevin is worried that Sally is having another affair - this time with teacher John Stape (Graeme Hawley). This transpires as John is tutoring Sally in A-level English. John's girlfriend Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine) thinks the same but when she confronts Sally on Christmas Day 2007, Kevin, Sally and Fiz are stunned to learn that John is, in fact, having an affair with Rosie. In a fit of rage, Kevin severely beats John in the street. But he is later arrested for assault and subsequently sentenced to 28 days imprisonment, although he only serves 14 days for good behaviour.

In July 2008, Kevin becomes embroiled in a conflict with businessman Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien). This escalates when Tony manipulates Rosie into helping him persuade Kevin to sell him the garage. Kevin refuses but Tony invests in Kevin again, this time with his henchman Jimmy Dockerson (Robert Beck), to Kevin responds angrily but forgets about Jimmy until he realises he is losing clients. He confronts the specific garage mechanic alone with Jimmy before going on to visit Tony about the situation, although Sally and Rosie deny Kevin's proof. Kevin later discovers that his tow truck has been stolen whilst helping a woman fix her car on a call-out. Although he has no proof, he knows that Tony is responsible and finds out that Rosie is giving Tony business documents from the garage. He is furious that she has betrayed him like that, even though she thought she was actually helping him with his ailing business. He gives half the business to Tyrone as an incentive to help him rebuild the business. As a result of his ploy to stop Tony from gaining control of it, Kevin is now a co-owner. Rosie later disappears, leaving Sally and Kevin distraught. They initially think that she has run off with lottery winnings from the Underworld syndicate until Janice Battersby (Vicky Entwistle) admits that she stole Rosie's identity and used it to claim the money. Sally and Kevin receive a postcard from Rosie, which leads them to believe that she is in Holyhead and Sally goes there, searching for her to no avail. Kevin and Sally are reunited with Rosie on 5 November 2008, when Fiz discovers that John Stape had abducted her. Kevin threatens John but is restrained by a detective.

In 2009, Kevin becomes attracted to Molly Dobbs (Vicky Binns), wife of his business partner and best friend, Tyrone. Molly begins to help Sally with the book-keeping and spends more time with Kevin. Eventually, he tells Molly that he has feelings for her but she is initially horrified and slaps Kevin but later admits that she is flattered. They begin an affair, first sleeping together when Kevin sneaks away from Sally's birthday party in July 2009. Afterwards, Kevin feels guilty and decides to end the fling by persuading Tyrone to take Molly on holiday but it resumes in August. They soon admit that they love each other and plan to start a new life together. However, Kevin keeps finding reasons not to tell Sally, including Sophie's baptism and her GCSEs. On Christmas Day, Kevin and Molly agree that they will tell their respective partners then but Sally drops a bombshell of her own - she has breast cancer. Kevin makes it to Molly's house before she tells Tyrone, telling her that Sally has cancer and that he intends to support her, ending their relationship. However, he has to talk to Molly as she discovers that she is four months pregnant and isn't sure who the father is. Kevin, however, refuses to have anything to do with her and suggests she have a termination but Tyrone is thrilled and convinces Molly to let him look after her. Hurt by Kevin's behaviour, Molly agrees.

In August 2010 at Roy and Hayley's wedding, Claire Peacock (Julia Haworth) tells the Street that she caught Sophie and her best friend, Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson), kissing a few days before but Kevin and Sally don't believe her. Sophie admits the truth to her shocked father that night, that she and Sian are in love. Kevin is supportive but the girls decide to run away together, much to Kevin and Sally's devastation. They are later reunited with her after Rosie tracks her down to Sheffield and brings them home. On 6 December, Kevin is knocked down by the explosion in the Joinery and derails a tram that smashes into the corner shop, crushing Molly, who is inside with baby Jack and Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati). He and Tyrone try to free Molly but they are pulled away by the emergency services. Sally sits with Molly to comfort her as she is dying and she tells Sally that Kevin is baby Jack's father. Sally is devastated and Kevin admits it so she throws him out and he returns to the hospital to see how Jack is doing. When Jack is discharged, Tyrone asks for Kevin and Sally for help to look after him. However, Sally goes out, unable to face Jack but Kevin finds her and tries to convince her that he still loves her. Sally tells him that she wants him to leave for good. Later, in the Rovers, he meets Bill and Pam. Pam expresses her grief at Molly's death and makes it clear she blames Kevin as she does not know how to tell Molly's father, Diggory Compton (Eric Potts). The funeral is arranged for 17 December 2010 and during the service, Tyrone breaks down while giving his eulogy and Kevin takes over but Sally leaves the church, disgusted. Unfortunately, this and seeing Kevin and Sally argue arouses Tyrone's suspicions. At the graveside, Tyrone finally realizes that Kevin had the affair with Molly and thus discovers that Kevin is Jack's father. A confrontation breaks out at the graveside and Tyrone punches Kevin, making him fall into the grave on top of Molly's coffin. Later on, Kevin returns home and Sally kicks him out despite his pleas for forgiveness; Rosie and Sophie also turn on their father, both equally outraged by his betrayal, and insist that he leave. Kevin spends the night in the garage and goes back home the next day, barging in and refusing to leave until Sally threatens to call the police and have him arrested. Sophie begs her not to and Sally agrees to let Kevin stay that night, providing that he stay away from her. The next day, Tyrone gives baby Jack to Kevin, much to Sally's chargin and causing Rosie to move out of the house out of disgust. On Christmas Eve, Sally tells Kevin that watching him with Jack makes her hate him even more and she wants them out. He asks Tyrone to take Jack back but he refuses so Kevin moves out, but after a desperate plea from Sophie, Sally allows Kevin to stay for Christmas Day.

On New Year's Eve, Kevin accepts the fact that Jack is his son and that his family doesn't want him around. He leaves Coronation Street, returning a week later only to find Tyrone leaving his house and confronts him. Sally tells Kevin that her life is no longer his business, making Kevin and Tyrone fight. Kevin tells Sally that he is filing for divorce and is putting the house on the market. Kevin and Sally agree a truce but when Kevin suggests they reconcile and raise Jack together, Sally refuses and this leads to a falling out between them as he shows buyers around the house; Sally responds by putting them off and getting neighbour Eddie Windass (Steve Huison) to help her out. That week, Rosie tells Kevin that she wants to get to know Jack better and offers to babysit but actually uses him for a modelling audition but brings the wrong baby home, angering Kevin. He returns the other child and collects Jack from the studio, telling Rosie to stay away and ignores her until her boss, Alfie, Sally's new boyfriend, Jeff Cullen (Steven Houghton), fires her. Kevin supports her and offers to punch Alfie but the arguing upsets Sophie so she gets drunk and believing that her life is falling apart, falls off the church roof. Sally blames Kevin and they argue again until Sian interrupts, telling them that they are both responsible for Sophie's accident. Although unhappy at what Sian has said, they accept this and call a truce. Sally invites him to the house for the evening and allows Kevin to hug her but he gets the wrong impression and tries to kiss her so she asks him to leave.

On the day that Kevin and Sally meet to finalise their divorce, Kevin wins £200,000 on a scratch card but keeps it secret. Tyrone, however, tells Sally just as she is about to sign. On hearing this, Sally refuses to sign and demands £100,000. The following week, Sally receives some flowers from Kevin and he also buys Sally a new car but she sells it and keeps the money before getting the lottery money frozen until a court hearing can be arranged. However, the judge rules in Kevin's favour as Sally loses her temper when Kevin's lawyer reminds her of her fling with Ian Davenport but he later gives the entire £200,000 to Sally, after Bill encourages him to do whatever is necessary to win Sally back. After talking to Gail, she returns half of the winnings to him for Jack and they call a truce. When Jeff reveals he is taking Sally to Paris for a fortnight and gloats in front of Kevin, Sally apologises for Jeff's attitude and they remember their wedding anniversary trip to Paris five years before. Kevin bids Sally farewell and they part on good terms.

In May 2011, Kevin and Tyrone's dispute at the garage turns violent after Tyrone, in a fit of rage, damages a new hydraulic lift that Kevin has bought. Kevin is crushed under a car he is working on when it gives way and is saved by Tyrone along with Terry's estranged son Tommy Duckworth (Chris Fountain). Later on whrn Tyrone admits he damaged the lift, Kevin forgives him and they call a truce so they can work together. Sally returns from Paris that day and asks Kevin and Jack to stay with her until his injuries heal and he agrees. One day in June, he isn't happy to see Sophie and Sian giving money to Ken Barlow's (William Roache) grandson, James Cunningham (James Roache), when the soup kitchen is reportedly burgled. He bans them from the kitchen and is surprised when Sally backs him up but Sophie ignores them and starts working there as a manager. Kevin softens and supports the charity auction held at the bistro. The following day, Kevin gets the all-clear about his collarbone and is shocked when Sophie asks him to loan her £20,000 so the charity can buy the house they've been renting. After Kevin refuses, Sophie hacks into his bank account and transfers £20,000 to the charity. Meanwhile, Sally and Kevin's relationship is improving as Sally doesn't ask Kevin to return to his flat and they have stopped arguing. However, the next day, Sophie and Sian are horrified to learn that the charity never bid for the house and that the soup kitchen is being demolished, with builders insisting it hasn't been occupied for months. Failing to find the charity leaders, Rob and Janet, Sophie and Sian realise that they've lost £20,000. Forced to confess, she tells Kevin, who angrily confronts James, who insists he knows nothing about the scam and is supported by the Barlow family, except Ken's daughter Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), who has suspicions. Kevin calls the police but tells them that he transferred the cash, ending the tension in the Webster home. A few days later, Kevin learns that the two con artists behind the charity scam have been arrested and tells Sally. James panics, realising that the truth will come out; he attacks Ken and flees Weatherfield. Ken tells the Websters what has happened and Kevin tells the police. In September, Kevin learns that Tyrone has a new girlfriend, Kirsty Soames (Natalie Gumede), a police officer he met in a bar. Tommy admits to Kevin he paid Kirsty to flirt with Tyrone and Kevin insists Tommy tell Tyrone the truth.

During September, Kevin learns that his sister Debbie has bought a villa in Turkey and plans to take Jack there. However, he learns that to change Jack's birth certificate, he'll have to apply for parental responsibility. Ken, who has experience of adoption, warns him that he should discuss it with Tyrone. Tyrone angrily tells Kevin to do whatever he wants. The next day, Bill and Pam visit Kevin and tell him that they are engaged but Pam is appalled to learn that Kevin is still living with Sally and plans to change Jack's surname. This prompts Sally, to ask Kevin to leave and he reluctantly agrees. Kevin and Pam argue and she bans him from the wedding whilst he bans her from seeing Jack. Bill collapses, suffering a heart attack, and is taken to hospital, but the arguing continues until Sally stops them. Sally ends the relationship the next day after she hears Kevin telling Sophie that they are back together. Wanting to prove Kevin wrong, she resumes her relationship with Jeff, much to Rosie and Sophie's disgust. Over the coming weeks, Kevin accepts Sally has moved on and decides to stop trying to win her back and in October, they are back on good terms as proved when Sophie announces she and Sian are engaged. Kevin refuses to give his permission for their marriage and Sally agrees, but next day, Kevin and Rosie's boyfriend Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) are concerned when Rosie goes missing again after viewing a flat and learn that it is next to The Kabin. They kick the door down and find Rosie tied up, John having kidnapped her again because he is coaching her to be a witness for Fiz at her trial. John escapes but Kevin goes after him, leaving Jason to look after Rosie. As he tells a horrified Sally, John races past them in his car and Kevin chases him, resulting in a car chase that ends when John crashes his car into a truck trailer. The next day, as Rosie gives her statement, she thanks her dad for rescuing her and Kevin is the hero of the Webster family. When John dies, Kevin has to stop Sally from going to see Fiz being sentenced, because she belittles Fiz's friends and family for supporting a murderer. He defends her in The Rovers when Julie Carp (Katy Cavanagh) attacks Sally for her comments. Later in the week, Sophie celebrates her 17th birthday. However, this is overshadowed when Kevin reads an article in the Gazette about Rosie's second kidnapping, as well as insensitive comments about Sally's cancer, Kevin's affair, baby Jack and about Sophie's sexuality. Kevin and Sally are furious with Rosie, and they throw Jeff out when they learn he convinced Rosie to write the article. Sophie's birthday is celebrated by Kevin with a firework display. In personal terms, Kev and Sal are on good terms again.

Towards the end of 2011, Sophie and Sian announce their intention to have a civil partnership. Kevin and Sally come round to the idea and a date is set for late December. However, Kevin learns from Sunita that Sophie has been having doubts, and he tries unsuccessfully to talk her out of it. Later, during the ceremony, Kevin feels his fears are well-founded when Sophie stumbles through her vows and tells her that she didn't have to go through with it, causing a massive row between Sophie and Sian; the ceremony is abandoned. That evening Sian leaves Sophie for good and Kevin is guilt-stricken over his part in the break-up. Sophie tells him that she will never speak to him again. Sally and Rosie are sympathetic, knowing Kevin didn't do it out of spite. Soon Kevin learns that Sally is dating Frank Foster (Andrew Lancel), who is awaiting trial for raping Carla Connor (Alison King). Kevin had doubts about Frank's past and wanting the truth from Sally, he is forced to tell Sophie but Sally accuses Kevin of trying to interfere in their relationship and retaliates by telling him that she will file for divorce the next day. Sophie rejects him again when she asks Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie) to fix a leak in the kitchen - stating that she would "much rather drown than speak to my dad again", though Rita suggests Kevin give it time and Sophie will realise that she was wrong but she adopts Frank as father figure, to Kevin's growing disgust. However, he did achieve one good thing: he started repairing his friendship with Tyrone as Kirsty had just learned that she was pregnant and Tyrone wasn't sure if he wanted to be with her. Upon learning on Kirsty's pregnancy, Kevin congratulated Tyrone and the two shook hands. This persuaded Tyrone to stay with her and started Kevin and Tyrone's healing relationship.

After Frank was cleared of raping Carla, he made plans for Underworld's future and cheated on Sally with business associate, Jenny Sumner (Niky Wardley). When Sally confronted him, Frank admitted raping Carla and threatened Sally. This infuriated Kevin, who vowed to kill Frank. When Sally finds Frank dead and becomes a suspect, Frank's mother, Anne (Gwen Taylor), is revealed to be responsible. Horrified, Sally tries to escape but trips, hits her head and is knocked unconscious. She is rushed to hospital following a tense standoff between Anne, Kevin, and Carla. At the hospital, whilst waiting for Sally to emerge from her coma, Sophie thanks Kevin for stopping the civil partnership. A few days later, Sally returns from hospital and admits she is grateful to Kevin. In February 2013, Kevin helps Tyrone escape with his daughter behind Kirsty Soames' back. Kevin is later questioned by the police. In late March, Sally tells the neighbours that Kevin has had to leave because his father is ill and Pam cannot cope on her own.

On Monday 17 March, Sally announces that Bill has recovered and that Kevin will be returning later in the week, with his son Jack. The following day, he phones his house tenants Stella Price (Michelle Collins), Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley) and Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson). Eva moves out to live with her boyfriend Jason, leaving a spare bedroom for Kevin and Jack. Kevin arrives in a taxi, while longtime resident Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) invites him into The Kabin for a cup of tea and a chat. When Kevin and Jack are inside Rita's flat, Sophie's friend Maddie Heath (Amy James-Kelly) steals one of their bags with their iPod, camera and Jack's clothes inside. Kevin later spots a man in Sally's house, who turns out to be her boyfriend Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine). Mistaking Tim for a burglar, Kevin attacks him, but Sally turns up and reveals who he is. Kevin later goes to visit Tyrone who invites him and Jack to stay at his house until Stella and Leanne find somewhere else. Kevin then returns to work full-time at the garage.

In 2015, Kevin embarks on a romantic relationship with an old friend; Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews). They go on a few dates and Kevin invites her back to his for a nightcap but Jenny is reluctant to return to Coronation Street for fear of seeing her former foster mother, Rita. Jenny eventually returns to the Street. Rita struggles to forgive Jenny but they begin to get along. Eventually, Jenny moves into Kevin's house and the pair engage in a serious relationship. Kevin's daughter, Sophie, disapproves of the relationship and suspects Jenny of plotting something. Jenny starts to bond with Kevin's son Jack. In May 2015, it is discovered that Jenny previously had a son, who died when he drowned in a paddling pool; Jenny blames herself for the accident. Jenny plans to leave Kevin, taking Jack with her. She calls for a taxi and puts on a wig, using the name of "Melanie Davies", arranging to rent a flat in Hull. Jenny is discovered by Sophie's girlfriend, Maddie, but leaves for Hull with Jack. When Kevin and Sophie realise that Jack is missing, they travel to Hull, with Rita, to find Jenny is on the balcony with Jack. Rita talks Jenny down and she is taken away by the police and sectioned.

In August 2015, Kevin decides to expand his garage business. Kevin's ex-wife, Sally is impressed with his entrepreneurial spirit and encourages him. When the factory where Sally works comes up for sale, she persuades Kevin to help her buy it. Kevin and Sally later kiss, but Sally is engaged to Tim and they agree to keep it between them. Kevin and Sally's daughter, Sophie, senses an atmosphere, and Sally eventually confesses that she kissed Kevin but says it was a mistake. Sally's next-door neighbour Anna Windass (Debbie Rush), also Eddie's former partner, overhears Sally and Sophie discussing the matter. A few weeks later, when Anna is drunk at The Rovers Return Inn, she tells Tim that Kevin and Sally recently kissed. As a result, Sally and Tim split up, putting Kevin and Tim's friendship in jeopardy. Kevin and Tim are reconciled but Tim at first refuses to forgive Sally; they eventually marry. A few months later, Kevin is devastated to learn that his best mate Tyrone's step-daughter has cancer. He tries his best to support Tyrone and says he can take as much time off as he needs. Kevin also decides to give his daughter Sophie 21% of his new business for her 21st birthday.

Kevin meets a woman called Joanne (Martha Cope) on a singles night and they start dating. However, Kevin has doubts about her and it soon becomes clear that he has feelings for Anna and the pair kiss. Anna then helps Kevin separate from Joanne by pretending to get pregnant by him. Kevin and Anna start dating but agree to wait before going public. Tim sees them together in the back of a taxi, and Sally and Sophie soon find out. Kevin gets a job with Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre), but Anna is unhappy as Phelan had previously blackmailed her into sleeping with him. Anna warns Kevin, but Phelan lies to him. Anna refuses to let Phelan affect their relationship. After she smashes Phelan's van Kevin breaks up with her but catches Phelan threatening her. She tells him about how Phelan blackmailed her. Anna and Kevin go out for tea, only to find Phelan dating Jason's mother Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) there as well. Kevin tricks Phelan by ordering a bottle of wine.

On 16 May 2016, Tim goes to Blackpool with Kevin and Jack. Sally and Sophie follow and see Tim and Kevin through a café window. Sally confronts them while Jack disappears. Jenny, who is also in Blackpool, sees Jack and runs after him. Kevin sees Jack run out in front of a tram, but Jenny pushes him out of the way just in time. Although Sally and Sophie make accusations, Kevin thanks Jenny for saving Jack's life. In October 2016, Kevin and Anna decide to move in together. However, after helping in freeing Gary and Lily Platt from under David's crashed car, Anna is engulfed in flames when a fireball from the car strikes her. Kevin and Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) are able to extinguish the flames before Anna is taken to hospital. Later, when Anna is made homeless, she moves in with Kevin. In early June 2018, Anna leaves Weatherfield after she stabbed enemy Pat Phelan in the viaduct bistro, leaving him to die. This leaves Kevin heart-broken but he soon gets over it. Later that month, Rosie leaves claiming she needs to find herself. In the following month, when Sophie is looking after Jack, he falls over and hurts his knee. Sophie takes him home but thinks nothing of it. Then, he starts to claim it is in pain and they soon come to discover that his leg needs to be amputated. Kevin is shocked by this news and struggles to come to terms with the fact that his son will now only have one leg. As Sophie feels guilty for not realising that Jack wasn’t well, she tries to help by finding a way to get Jack his treatment in Liverpool, Kevin finds it all too sudden and rejects her attempts. Over the next couple of months, Kevin starts to struggle as he has to support Jack.

Casting
Actor Michael Le Vell auditioned for the role and landed the part after he had played another character called Neil Grimshaw, a newspaper delivery boy who worked at The Kabin.

Characterisation
Kevin is very much a family man and looks out for them. ITV publicity say of the character: "A no-nonsense garage mechanic who likes an uncomplicated life and his tea on the table when he comes home from work.". In the book 'Life in The Street' by Graeme Kay, Kevin is described as a very cheerful yet cautious character.

Background
Kevin is the son of Bill (Peter Armitage) and Alison Webster. Kevin's mother died of cancer when he was just 15 years old and this experience traumatised him. He first appears in 1983, as an apprentice mechanic working for Brian Tilsley (Chris Quinten). His father Bill and his younger sister, Debbie (Sue Devaney), later join him. Initially his life consists of working by day and drinking with friends Terry Duckworth (Nigel Pivaro) and Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy) in the evening. He dates Mandie Whitworth, a friend of Terry's girlfriend and Michelle Robinson and meets his long term love interest, Sally Seddon (Sally Dynevor), in 1986 and they later marry. The Websters buy Number 13 from Hilda Ogden (Jean Alexander) after she leaves to work as a doctor's housekeeper.

Relationship with Sally Seddon
The characters of Kevin and Sally had a lack of storylines in their first years on the show but received a boost when Brian Park became executive producer. The Independent reports him as saying "Kevin and Sally Webster had years of washing their hands and eating baked beans on toast. Michael Le Vell and Sally Dynevor (then Whittaker) were then given great storylines, including his affair with Natalie, Sally's catfight with her when she found out and the subsequent divorce".

Kevin spends his early years in the show with Sally Seddon. They marry and have two daughters, Rosie (Helen Flanagan) and Sophie (Brooke Vincent). While Sally is away nursing her sick mother, Kevin has an affair with Natalie Horrocks (Denise Welch) mother of his business partner. Natalie has no compunction about seducing a married man. Sally angrily confronts Natalie when she learns of the affair. Kevin and Sally divorce, due to the affair, and Kevin moves in with Natalie. However, he is unhappy and ends the relationship to return to Sally.

Sally and Kevin reconcile, partly for the girls' sake. However, Sally is seduced by Greg Kelly (Stephen Billington). Kevin throws her out when he learns of the affair. Greg uses Sally's money (inherited from her mother) and abuses her. The affair ends but Kevin refuses to take her back, marrying Alison Wakefield (Naomi Radcliffe) instead. The night before the wedding, Kevin and Sally sleep together for old times' sake. This secret assignation comes out, on the day Sally is to marry Danny Hargreaves (Richard Standing). Danny calls their wedding off, angry that she had cheated on him and then lied about it.

Kevin's marriage to Alison is fraught. It is learned she had a traumatic childhood after her sibling drowned and Alison is suspected of intentionally killing her. When Alison is late returning Rosie and Sophie after an outing, Sally and Kevin, perhaps believing Alison really did murder her sibling, fear that Alison might have harmed them. Alison and the girls soon return - Alison had actually taken the girls to a photographer for portraits as a gift to Kevin. Alison is traumatised when she learns Kevin and Sally feared she might have harmed the girls. Alison later commits suicide after the death of her newborn son.

Kevin asks Sally to marry him again and she agrees, for the sake of their daughters. Sally has another affair with new boss, Ian Davenport (Philip Bretherton), in 2005. Kevin overlooks it, pretending to believe Sally's denial. In 2009, Kevin develops an attraction to Molly Dobbs (Vicky Binns), wife of his business partner and friend Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and has an affair with her lasting until Christmas 2009.

Temporary departures
In February 2013, Michael Le Vell was accused of sexual assault allegations and Kevin was written out of the series with the explanation that he was in Germany taking care of his father Bill Webster to explain his absence. Le Vell was found not guilty in September of the same year, and entered talks to return. Kevin returned briefly in March 2014, 13 months since his last appearance, before taking another temporary break from the show after it was revealed that Le Vell had taken cocaine during his absence.

Reception
Le Vell was nominated in the category of "Best Actor" at the 2011 British Soap Awards.

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Tomb KV11 is the tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses III. It is located in the main valley of the Valley of the Kings. The tomb was originally started by Setnakhte, but abandoned when it unintentionally broke into the earlier tomb of Amenmesse (KV10). Setnakhte was buried in KV14. The tomb KV11 was later restarted and extended and on a different axis for Ramesses III.

The tomb has been open since antiquity, and has been known variously as "Bruce's Tomb" (named after James Bruce who entered the tomb in 1768) and the "Harper's Tomb" (due to paintings of two blind harpers in the tomb).

Decoration
The 188 m long tomb is beautifully decorated.

The second corridor is decorated with the Litany of Re. At the end of this corridor the axis of the tomb shifts. This third corridor is decorated with the Book of Gates and the Book of Amduat, and leads over a ritual shaft, and then into a four-pillared hall. This hall is again decorated with the Book of Gates. A fourth corridor decorated with scenes of the opening of the mouth ceremony leads into a vestibule, with scenes of the Book of the Dead, and then into the burial chamber.

The burial chamber is an eight-pillared hall in which stood the red quartzite sarcophagus (the box of which is now in the Louvre, while its lid is in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge). This chamber is decorated with Book of Gates, divine scenes and the Book of the Earth. Beyond this is a further set of annexes decorated with the Book of Gates. The outside of the sarcophagus features two scenes from the Amduat.

Study and documentation of the tomb
The tomb was first mentioned by an English traveler Richard Pococke in the 1730s, but its first detailed description was given by James Bruce in 1768. Preliminary scientific studies were made by French scholars, who had come to Egypt with Napoleon, and then by, among others, J. F. Champollion, R. Lepsius, and in the 19th century, G. Lefebure. In 1959, the Egyptian Department of Antiquities asked a Polish Egyptologist, Dr. Tadeusz Andrzejewski, to document the tomb. He started work under the auspices of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw but soon died. Twenty years later, the task of completing the documentation was given to Dr. Marek Marciniak. The introduction of martial law in Poland hindered the publication of the results of his study. Since 2017, a German expedition from the Humboldt University and the Egyptian universities in Luxor and Qena work on the site. Apart from documenting the tomb, they also conduct conservation works.

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Feedback
Looks good. I think it is well-written and broad enough to be a GA. I looked through it, but nothing really big jumped out at me that needs improvement. Nikki 311  22:33, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

What Relation to Johnny Swinger?
It says Antonio Pugliese is related to Johnny Swinger, but it doesn't say how. That's a vital piece of information left out. Mr. C.C. Hey yo!I didn't do it! 00:16, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

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List of storms named Kathleen

The name Kathleen has been used for six tropical cyclones worldwide.

In the Eastern Pacific Ocean:
 * Tropical Storm Kathleen (1961) – not a threat to land.
 * Tropical Storm Kathleen (1968) – not a threat to land.
 * Tropical Storm Kathleen (1972) – came close to land.
 * Hurricane Kathleen (1976) – Category 1 hurricane, made landfall in Baja as a tropical storm, moved into California and Arizona

In the Western Pacific Ocean:
 * Typhoon Kathleen (T4709) – Affected Kantō, Japan

In the Southwest Indian Ocean:
 * Cyclone Kathleen (1965)

In Europe:
 * Storm Kathleen (2024)

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Talk:Shavo Odadjian

Update Needed
Since System of a Down is on a hiatus, the article should reflect Shavo's current musical affiliations. 71.226.82.17 (talk) 21:55, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

No wrecking of the discussion section
I removed the fan raves, the trash talk and the question. This is not his personal blog or a place to praise or bash Shavo.

PIC?
Well who removed the pic(again)? It's just fine and properly labeled and everything.

Yeah, this thing needs a picture.

Put up my own portrait, made by me, hopefulyl can't be bitched about or deleted by wikifreaks who have a fetish for properly tagged images, wich BTW are hard to get if you didn't make them. It's a sad, damn shame. --Mudel 00:14, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Why not a real picture of him? Jeez.

 * WHYS NOT?! MAYBE BECAUSE EVERY PICTURE I PUT UP GETS DELETED BY WIKIPEDIA GEEKS WHO CLAIM IT'S A VIOLATION OF THOSE BLOODY IMAGE TAGS! THAT'S WHY NOT! If you can find one, be my guest, I'd much prefer a real one as well. --Mudel 16:46, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Random Story
"On November 7, 2005, at a show in promoting SOAD's album Hypnotize, Shavo and fellow bandmate John Dolmayan told a story of how John was being homosexual at a bar. The story can be found here."

 * Is that really needed? It doesn't seem like it's really important or relevant, nor is it from a particularly reliable source (some guy posting it on a forum... and even then, the "story" seems to consist of a single line which doesn't actually explain it). Anyway, as I remember the story was of John pretending to be homosexual at a bar. - Demonic Duck 11:49, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

No its not needed *zap and its gone--Childzy 11:57, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Odadjian the Musician
What is meant by "shavo only plays on three or four songs..."? Do they mean that he didn't record in the studio during the ablum? I would find that hard to believe, personally. In their cover issue for Revolver before the release of "Mezmerized" he stated that he recently reinvigorated his love for the bass. I don't see why he wouldn't play on the albums....

I don't know. Maybe the author meant Steal this Album. I say that only because the bass work in Steal this Album is noticeably different from any other SOAD album. --TopGear 03:07, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Uses pick?
I'm not sure if this is accurate. I've watched a bunch of videos of SOAD in concert, and I never noticed a pick in his hand, and in some parts he is quite clearly shown using his fingers in a way that would make it impossible for him to hold a pick in his hand. --TopGear 22:54, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

He has stated that he uses his fingers in a couple of interviews. He DOES NOT use a pick. 69.112.171.235 17:27, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Can you please cite these interviews? As I'm almost certain he plays with a pick. I've read it, as well. Not always, just on certain songs. For example, "Sugar". Watch the video and you will see. Certain parts he's using a pick, and if he's not then he's putting his pointer and thumb together and scraping the string using his nail in a very pick-like fashion (I've done it before, so it's possible that he does too). Also, take a look at his hands in this screenshot I took from the Chop Suey! video. I cannot see a pick, but that doesn't mean it's not there. Although, he could use his nails like I stated earlier. I'll research it a little more, later. I need some sleep for now. Bsroiaadn 13:26, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Anti-Islam?
If you can cite the source to this then this should stay in wikipedia but if you can't it shouldn't. But if this really happend, I think the point of this statement is missed if you have never listened to Chop Suey. The words "Self-Righteous Suicide" are mentioned in the song. I think that when he made this statement he meant that what the hypothetical bomber would be doing is "self-righteous suicide". This therefore would make what the hypothetical bomber did very wrong.He is defently not anti-islam this is easily shown as he is asocited with the Nation of Gods and Earths (which views Islam as a since and a way of life) through the RZA and their group Achozen--KingVegeta2000 01:14 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Images?
Why do people keep taking out perfectly O.K. images? The one with shavo and his goatee is awesome, why did it leave? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ssd175 (talk • contribs) 03:11, 5 March 2007 (UTC).

Why, did you make it? A picture needs to be a real photograph of them. You can put that in fanart or something... Burly red sheep 18:58, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Change his pic of just him. No bass. --74.97.35.21 19:42, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Birthdate
Please provide a reliable source, when changing the birhdate, otherwise I'm gonna revert edits until a source is provided.Armatura 18:50, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

I heard it on a radio so how can I source that--74.97.35.21 19:40, 25 April 2007 (UTC) 3:42, 25 April 2007
 * Which radio, when, who said that, referring to which source? How can you show us that this radio gives is a reliable info? Do you consider all that is being said by mass media a truth?
 * For such a change you should provide a reference. Just having listened it on some radio is NOT enough. I added IMDB reference, so please do NOT change the birthdate anymore (unless you can CITE other sources). Armatura 20:48, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

102.1 The Edge in Toronto. On his REAL birthday. U werent suppose to answer my response. Just becuz its on the internet doesnt mean it has to be sourced becuz u can hear things from anywhere. The internet is not the most imprtant source. There is a real radio station not some station about jokes they have that on their own segment. Since the radio stations are part of the media they hav more conenctions on finding real info. Lastly IMDB is a terrible source.

NPOV
"Shavo's bass playing has rarely been captured well in the studio and is best heard during their numerous live performances (a good example is the Big Day Out 2002)."

NPOV? I recommend removing it. If anyone objects please post.

Also this page lacks citations.

70.247.97.65 20:52, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

I have no objections, but I believe they meant to say singing instead of bass playing. FallenWings47 15:39, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I went ahead and deleted it. It is too subjective (whether it is about singing or bass playing) to be NPOV. Defixio 19:17, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

UrSession
Why is there no mention of Shavo's current projects, like UrSession.com? It's already been mentioned and featured in places like RollingStone.com, Guitar World, etc. Can someone please (re)post any info on this? I think the fans would be really interested in learning more about what he's up to during this SOAD hiatus.

--Musiksmlife 18:58, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Not a member of scars on broadway
Based on the note that daron wrote to soadfans.com, shavo isnt in the project, so dont write anything about it, add it to the associated acts, or add it to any shavo related pages. 74.124.33.181 23:14, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Well Daron also mentioned they are being joined by some other great musicians. Maybe he's not an official member, but he could still appear on the album. A while back I also heard something about Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante being a part of it. It could've just been a rumor. FallenWings47 20:21, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Mastodon incident?
Should there be some mention of his recent incident of beating up mastodon's guitarist? Dizzydark 20:19, 24 September 2007 (UTC) He never beat up the guy. Get your facts straight. Refer to Brend Hind's wikipedia article that cites to the police report, which says Shavo never laid a finger on the guy. It was Brent Hinds who was the instigator, and got hit by Rev. William Burk. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.205.72.219 (talk) 10:19, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Second sentence in the article
States that he is a sexy beast...Ok it is funny, but Wikipedia is not real meant to be funny. Should be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.92.22.237 (talk) 04:00, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Meatball Iron 8088 Pro Super Bass
This guitar simply does not even exist, so he probably does not play one. This should be removed from the article! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.26.94.119 (talk) 00:33, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

COI Issue
User:Kayfrimanders acknowledged on my talk page that she is associated with the management company mentioned in this article. jsfouche ☽☾ Talk 03:44, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * That means they might have a COI, what are the specific, actionable clean-up issues the must be cleaned-up? Otherwise the COI tag should be removed. Insomesia (talk) 21:57, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I haven't seen anything on the page so far with them trying to control information, except for providing images via OTRS. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 06:51, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I've removed it for now; if someone replaces please note specific problems or use more specific tag, thanks! Insomesia (talk) 22:37, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

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Seven Hours After Violet
New association. It's on another of the member's pages, but not here. 108.183.39.45 (talk) 23:17, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

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South Twin Mountain (New Hampshire)

South Twin Mountain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The mountain is part of the Twin Range of the White Mountains. South Twin forms the high point of a north–south ridge, with North Twin Mountain lying approximately one mile to the north and Mount Guyot 2 mi to the southeast. Galehead Mountain, a lower spur of South Twin, is to the west.

The east face of South Twin drains into the Little River, thence into the Ammonoosuc and Connecticut Rivers, and into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The northwest slopes of South Twin drain to the North Branch of the Gale River, another tributary of the Ammonoosuc River. Southwest of South Twin Mountain is the valley of Twin Brook, which flows into the Franconia Branch of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River, through the Pemigewasset Wilderness, thence into the Pemigewasset and Merrimack Rivers, and into the Gulf of Maine in Massachusetts.

The summit of South Twin is open and rocky, but stands of spruce and fir trees grow in close proximity. The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, crosses the summit of South Twin, passing from Galehead Mountain (and Galehead Hut) to the west towards Mount Guyot to the southeast. The North Twin Trail proceeds north along the ridge crest to the summit of North Twin.

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Jeezy

Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music for mainstream audiences. Jenkins began his career in 2001, releasing two independent albums until signing with Def Jam Recordings to release his major label debut, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005). The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, sold 172,000 copies in its first week, and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); its lead single, "Soul Survivor" (featuring Akon), peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song.

His second and third albums, Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration (2006) and The Recession (2008) were met with continued success as both peaked atop the Billboard 200; the latter earned a Grammy Award nomination for its lead single, "Put On" (featuring Kanye West). After three follow-up albums, his ninth, Trap or Die 3 (2016) peaked the chart once more. His other platinum-certified singles include "I Luv It", "Go Getta" (featuring R. Kelly), "My President" (featuring Nas), "Lose My Mind" (featuring Plies), and "Leave You Alone" (featuring Ne-Yo), among others. In addition, Jenkins has guest featured on numerous R&B singles, including "Say I" by Christina Milian, "I'm So Paid" by Akon, "Hard" by Rihanna, and "Love in This Club" by Usher; the latter peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008.

Along with his solo career, Jenkins is the de facto leader of the Southern hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (U.S.D.A.), and a former member of the Bad Boy Records group Boyz n da Hood. His record label, CTE World was founded in 2001 and has signed artists including YG and Freddie Gibbs.

Early life and career beginnings (1977–2004)
Jay Wayne Jenkins was born on September 28, 1977, in Columbia, South Carolina. When he was a toddler, Jenkins relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, where he lived with different family members, as a result of his parents separating. In an interview with XXL magazine, he described his childhood as "empty". At a point in time he lived in Hawkinsville, Georgia, at 600 N Lumpkin. He lived in Macon, Georgia at an older age, where he befriended many Crip gang members and even affiliated himself with the Crips, and started his affiliation with Kinky B, who helped his musical career.

In 1995, Jeezy spent six months in YCP (Youth Challenge Program), a boot camp in Fort Stewart, Georgia, for narcotics possession. In 1998, Jeezy launched the label imprint CTE World, then known as Corporate Thugz Entertainment.

In 2001, under the name Lil J, Young Jeezy released his first independent album, Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.),. The album included features from artists Freddy J., Kinky B, Fidank, and Lil Jon, who also produced some of the songs. In 2003, Jeezy independently released Come Shop wit Me, a two-CD set featuring new tracks along with some songs previously released on T.U.I. In 2004, Jeezy signed with Bad Boy Records and joined the group Boyz n da Hood, whose self-titled album was released in June 2005 and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

In May 2004, Jazze Pha's manager, Henry 'Noonie' Lee, showed Jeezy's demo to his friend Shakir Stewart, then Vice President Artist and Repertoire (VP A&R) at Def Jam. Stewart "fell in love with it [the demo] the first time [he] heard it" and took it to L.A. Reid. Reid recognized Jeezy's talent and gave Stewart the green light to sign him. Due to Jeezy's rising popularity, other record labels began pursuing him simultaneously to sign with them, most notably, Warner and Interscope. Ultimately, Jeezy decided he wanted to be in business with Stewart and Reid and signed with Def Jam Records.

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005)
Jeezy released his major label debut, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, on July 26, 2005. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 172,000 copies in its first week and was later certified Platinum by the RIAA. The debut single off his debut album, "And Then What" featured Mannie Fresh and reached No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single off the album, "Soul Survivor" featuring Akon, reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Jeezy's highest-charting single of his career. The third single, "My Hood", reached No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. In an interview with HitQuarters, A&R Shakir Stewart said that Jeezy had recorded over 60 songs for the album.

In interviews and on several records, Jeezy has affirmed his resistance to commercialism in his music. According to Jeezy, maintaining his street credibility, is of the utmost concern to him as an artist. In 2005, Jeezy was featured in several popular hip hop songs including Gucci Mane's "Icy" and Boyz n da Hood's "Dem Boyz". He later left the group after successfully establishing himself as a solo artist.

The Inspiration and U.S.D.A. (2006–2007)
In 2006, Jeezy was featured in Christina Milian's single "Say I". On December 12, 2006, he released his second major label album, The Inspiration. It topped the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 352,000 copies and went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album's first single, "I Luv It", peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the second single, "Go Getta" featuring R. Kelly, peaked at No. 18.

Jeezy extended himself into gaming, portraying himself in the 3D hip-hop fighting game Def Jam: Icon, released in March 2007. Also in 2007, Jeezy's group U.S.D.A, alongside Blood Raw and Slick Pulla, released their debut album, Cold Summer. The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, selling 95,000 copies in its first week.

On December 17, 2007, Jeezy and CTE started their week-long toy drive and charity event series called the Toyz N Da Hood Drive. The series presented 1,000 toys for 1,000 kids at various locations in Macon and Atlanta. The CTE Christmas Kickoff portion of the event ran from 10 pm to 5 am at Club Miami. The toy giveaway took place in the Unionville neighborhood of Macon and at the Old Fourth Ward Community in Atlanta.

The Recession (2008)
On September 2, 2008, Jeezy released The Recession, his third studio album and, what would be, his second consecutive number one album. It topped the Billboard 200, selling 260,000 copies in its first week and was later certified gold by the RIAA. The album's lead single, "Put On", featured Kanye West and reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Recession earned Jeezy a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap performance by a duo. Other singles off the album included "Vacation", "Crazy World", "My President" featuring Nas, and "Who Dat" featuring Shawty Redd. Separately, Jeezy made appearances on Usher's "Love in This Club" and Akon's "I'm So Paid", which was also with Lil Wayne. "Love in This Club" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Later, Jeezy performed on Ciara's single "Never Ever", from her album Fantasy Ride.

In the summer of 2008, Jeezy was at the center of a controversy over his choice for president. While he had previously endorsed Barack Obama, during an interview with Vibe, Jeezy spoke about meeting and supporting John McCain. The statement caused a stir, and Jeezy quickly clarified his stance via a viral video. In the four-minute explanation, Jeezy made it clear that Obama was his main choice. "I represent the Democratic party. ... I've never been nor do I ever plan to be a John McCain supporter", the rapper said. "I support Barack Obama."

Jeezy and Jay-Z performed in a concert to celebrate the inauguration of President Obama on January 18, 2009. On The O'Reilly Factor, commentator Bill O'Reilly criticized their performance as a "rant that offended people", but Jeezy responded: "I got white friends. It's nothing like that. I'm a taxpayer, I got a right to voice my opinion at any point in time. I don't think he really understands my struggle."

TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition and Its Tha World (2010–2012)
It was announced in November 2009 that Jeezy started working on Thug Motivation 103. In March 2010, it was reported that Young Jeezy dropped "Young" from his stage name. Later, Young Jeezy denied the name change and claimed it was just a rumor: However, on the cover for his single "Lose My Mind", his name is printed as "Jeezy". "Lose My Mind" peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On March 4, 2010, Jeezy released "Illin", featuring Pusha T of the rap duo Clipse. On the track, Pusha T raps, "No amount of record sales could derail this ...Stuffing dead prezzies in the wall like that Yale bitch..." This line was controversial as many felt the line was in bad taste, since it references Yale student Annie Le, who was murdered in 2009. Many felt Young Jeezy and Pusha were making light of Le's tragic death.

Nearly two years after first announcing work on Thug Motivation 103, on May 17, 2011, Jeezy released the first single off the album, "Ballin", which features Lil Wayne and peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100. On July 22, the second intended single from the album was released, a track called "Shake Life," although it was later scrapped. In July 2011, Jeezy announced a September 20, 2011 release date for Thug Motivation 103. The album was pushed back yet again, this time to December 20, 2011. On September 29, 2011, Jeezy released the third single off Thug Motivation 103, named "F.A.M.E." (Fake Ass Motherfuckers Envy), featuring T.I. The song was T.I.'s first appearance on a song since his release from prison.

On December 20, 2011, Thug Motivation 103 was released. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, selling 233,000 copies in its first week, becoming certified Gold by the RIAA. "I Do" featuring André 3000 and Jay-Z was the album's fourth single. It peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Leave You Alone" featuring Ne-Yo, was the album's fifth single and reached No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2012, Young Jeezy's "I Do" received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance. In October 2012, Jeezy released a new single called "Get Right" on ITunes and sent it to radio. Shortly after the single's release, Jeezy confirmed he had plans to release a new mixtape by the end of 2012, as well as a new album in 2013. On December 12, 2012, Jeezy released It's Tha World, the aforementioned mixtape, hosted by DJ Drama. The mixtape features 2 Chainz, Trey Songz, Lil Boosie, Birdman, YG and E-40. Production came from Jahlil Beats, The Renegades, DJ Mustard, Warren G, Mike WiLL Made It, Cardo and Black Metaphor.

Boss Yo Life Up Gang, Seen It All: The Autobiography and Church in These Streets (2013–2015)
On August 13, 2013, Young Jeezy released a compilation mixtape titled Boss Yo Life Up Gang with CTE World artists, Doughboyz Cashout and YG. The mixtape has two singles, "My Nigga" by YG and "Mob Life" by Doughboyz Cashout, both featuring Young Jeezy. On September 17, 2013, Jeezy premiered the first single "In My Head", produced by Childish Major, from his CTE collaboration mixtape "Its Tha World 2". The following day he announced plans to release his next album, saying it will more deeply detail his street origins. He revealed that Future, Usher, Ludacris, and Don Cannon would be involved in the album.

On May 30, 2014, Jeezy released the first single "Me Ok" from his upcoming fifth studio album Seen It All: The Autobiography. On July 1, 2014, he released the second single, "Seen It All", featuring Jay-Z. On August 31, 2015, Jeezy announced that he would release a new project entitled Church in These Streets. Four singles were released and the project as a whole came on November 13, 2015. It debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.

Trap or Die 3, Pressure, TM104: The Legend of the Snowman and retirement (2016–2019)
On October 28, 2016, Jeezy released his new album Trap or Die 3, which became available for pre-order on iTunes earlier that month. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Jeezy's third album to top the chart.

On December 15, 2017, Jeezy released his eighth studio album Pressure, originally titled Snow Season.

On August 23, 2019, Jeezy released his ninth album, TM104: The Legend of the Snowman. It was planned to be his final album, as he wanted to venture into acting at the time.

The Recession 2 (2020–2022)
On November 20, 2020, Jeezy released his tenth studio album, The Recession 2. As with the original, The Recession, which was released 12 years prior, it is a reflection of the "current times", as Jeezy explained: "It just really inspired me to touch on some of that, but at the same time, motivate my people and give them something to help them through these times and to celebrate, because the shift is happening". The 15-track album features guest appearances from Rick Ross, Ne-Yo, Yo Gotti, E-40, and Demi Lovato, among others. The night before the album's release, Jeezy went live for a Verzuz against rival Gucci Mane. In addition to the album, he announced a limited series podcast called The (Re)Session Podcast.

Snofall and Def Jam departure (2022-present)
On September 30, 2022, Jeezy announced a mixtape to be released the following month to help fulfill his contract with Def Jam Recordings, the label that housed him for over eighteen years. On October 21, 2022, the mixtape, Snofall, hosted by Gangsta Grillz DJ Drama was released.

On Halloween 2023, Jeezy confirmed via Instagram that his contract with Def Jam has been fulfilled, while announcing a double album titled I Might Forgive, But I Don't Forget, which was released on November 3.

Personal life
After Hurricane Katrina, Jeezy opened his house to victims, offering those who had been displaced from their homes a place to call home.

Jeezy married Jeannie Mai in 2021. The birth of their first child and daughter was announced on January 11, 2022. He has three children from previous relationships.

On September 14, 2023, Jeezy filed for divorce from Mai in Georgia's Superior Court of Fulton County, stating that “the marriage of the parties is irretrievably broken” and “there is no hope for reconciliation.” He is seeking joint legal custody of their daughter.

Legal issues
On March 11, 2005, Jeezy was arrested after an alleged shooting with some of his friends in Miami Beach, Florida. He was charged with two counts of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. Prosecutors dropped the charges two months later due to lack of evidence.

On June 18, 2008 in Atlanta, Young Jeezy was arrested for DUI.

On April 16, 2013, Brian Smith filed a copyright infringement complaint seeking an injunction, damages, and attorney fees against Jay W. Jenkins d/b/a Young Jeezy Music and others in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, concerning the work "Jizzle", which was released in July 2010.

On August 27, 2013, Leroy Hutson also known as Lee Hutson Sr., former lead singer of 1970s R&B group The Impressions, filed a complaint against Young Jeezy and others alleging that Young Jeezy's song "Time" inappropriately incorporated the instrumental portion of "Getting it On", which was registered with the United States Copyright Office in 1973.

On January 4, 2014, Jeezy was arrested for battery, false imprisonment, and terrorist threats, after an alleged fight with his son in September 2012.

On August 24, 2014, Jeezy was arrested before performing at the Irvine, California, stop on the Under The Influence Tour in connection with the deadly shooting two days prior in the backstage area, on another stop of the tour in Mountain View, California. When the police raided Jeezy's tour bus, they found an AK-47 military-style assault rifle and guns on several members of his entourage. Six people, including Jeezy were arrested, because "no one admitted to owning the assault rifle." His bail was set at one million dollars.

On August 26, 2014, Jeezy, as well as the five other men he was arrested with, entered not guilty pleas to possession of an illegal assault rifle. Two days later, Jeezy and his associates bonded out. Officers were reportedly told repeatedly that the registered owner of the AK-47 was the tour security chief, who was hospitalized at the time.

Discography
Studio albums
 * Thuggin' Under The Influence (T.U.I.) (2001)
 * Come Shop Wit Me (2003)
 * Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005)
 * Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration (2006)
 * The Recession (2008)
 * TM103: Hustler'z Ambition (2011)
 * Seen It All: The Autobiography (2014)
 * Church in These Streets (2015)
 * Trap or Die 3 (2016)
 * Pressure (2017)
 * TM104: The Legend of the Snowman (2019)
 * The Recession 2 (2020)
 * I Might Forgive... But I Don't Forget (2023)

Filmography

 * 2009: Janky Promoters
 * 2019: I Got the Hook Up 2

Awards

 * American Music Awards

 * rowspan="2"|2007
 * Young Jeezy
 * Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist
 * Nominated
 * The Inspiration
 * Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
 * Nominated
 * }
 * Nominated
 * }

 * BET Awards

 * 2008
 * "I'm So Hood (Remix)"
 * Best Collaboration
 * Nominated
 * 2009
 * Young Jeezy
 * Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
 * Nominated
 * 2010
 * "Hard" (with Rihanna)
 * Viewer's Choice
 * Won
 * }
 * Note: "I'm So Hood (Remix)" with DJ Khaled, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross
 * Won
 * }
 * Note: "I'm So Hood (Remix)" with DJ Khaled, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross

 * BET Hip Hop Awards

 * rowspan="2"| 2006
 * Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101
 * Hip-Hop CD of the Year
 * Nominated
 * Young Jeezy
 * Hip-Hop MVP of the Year
 * Nominated
 * rowspan="3"| 2008
 * rowspan="2"| "I'm So Hood (Remix)"
 * Best Hip-Hop Video
 * Nominated
 * Best Hip-Hop Collaboration
 * Won
 * "Put On" (featuring Kanye West)
 * People's Champ Award
 * Nominated
 * }
 * Note: "I'm So Hood (Remix)" with DJ Khaled, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross
 * "Put On" (featuring Kanye West)
 * People's Champ Award
 * Nominated
 * }
 * Note: "I'm So Hood (Remix)" with DJ Khaled, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross

 * Grammy Award

 * 2009
 * "Put On" (featuring Kanye West)
 * Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
 * Nominated
 * 2010
 * "Amazing" (with Kanye West)
 * Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
 * Nominated
 * 2011
 * "Lose My Mind" (featuring Plies)
 * Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
 * Nominated
 * 2013
 * "I Do" (featuring Jay-Z and André 3000)
 * Best Rap Performance
 * Nominated
 * }
 * "I Do" (featuring Jay-Z and André 3000)
 * Best Rap Performance
 * Nominated
 * }

 * Ozone Awards

 * rowspan="4"| 2007
 * The Inspiration
 * Best Rap Album
 * Won
 * "Go Getta" (featuring R. Kelly)
 * Best Rap/R&B Collaboration
 * Nominated
 * "Grew Up a Screw Up" (with Ludacris)
 * Best Video
 * Nominated
 * USDA
 * Best Group
 * Nominated
 * rowspan="2"| 2008
 * Young Jeezy
 * Best Rap Artist
 * Nominated
 * "Love in This Club" (with Usher)
 * Best Rap/R&B Collaboration
 * Won
 * }
 * Nominated
 * "Love in This Club" (with Usher)
 * Best Rap/R&B Collaboration
 * Won
 * }
 * }

title: Jeezy


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The result of the debate was Delete Zzyzx11 (Talk) 05:40, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

When Good Robots Go Bad
Please kill this page, it is in violation of. (nominated by 144.118.196.165 whose only edit is this vote.)

 * Don't delete. In no way promotional. Have been on tour in a large/medium-sized country. (unsigned comment by Dumplinberry whose only edits are votes in two VfD's for local bands.)

 * Do not delete. Informative. (unsigned comment by 12.207.25.92 whose only edit is this vote.)
 * Delete. Non-notable. Al 13:25, August 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. No entry at allmusic.  There is a page at artistdirect, but it's blank.  136 unique Google hits, and they're not all for this band.  205 unique Yahoo hits, and not all are for this band.  Zoe 21:26, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

Do Not Delete. Not promotional.
 * Sockpuppets: When Good AfD Processes Go Bad -- delete per Zoe. — Lomn | Talk / RfC 15:20, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Who? Begone --ElvisThePrince 15:30, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Banish to the pit of eternal non-noteworthyness --Outlander 15:50, September 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - not notable - Tεx  τ  urε  17:04, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete band vanity. (Couldn't find anything on their label using google either.)  --Quasipalm 17:49, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * delete void of encyclopedic value --Mecanismo 18:03, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Vanity Joelito 18:12, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, vanity. Dpbsmith (talk) 01:00, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. As above, found a web page on the band (obviously written by one of the members), but nada about the label. -- llywrch 20:49, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.