- His older sister, Staci, got the acting bug first. She had roles on Little House on the Prairie (1974),The Powers of Matthew Star (1982),and Silver Spoons (1982).
- His uncle David ran track and almost made it to the Olympic trials.
- His uncle Alfred played baseball with the Chicago White Sox organization.
- His uncle Teddy played baseball with the Seattle Mariners organization.
- His uncle Brig Owens was an all-pro defensive back who played 12 years with the Washington Redskins.
- Comes from a very athletic family.
- Tried out for the San Diego Chargers, the Canadian Football League and the XFL's Los Angeles Extreme.
- Went to high school with fellow actors Jennifer Christopher and Scott Hamm Duenas.
- Has an older sister named Staci (b. 1968).
- His mother is from Orange County, California and his father is from Shreveport, Louisiana.
- Has a B.A. from Cal State Fullerton.
- Born and raised in Fullerton.
- Lifelong friend of Edward James Gage,has known him since he was twelve years old. Gage was Kelle's pop warner coach. He has been a positive influence in his life ever since.
- Plans to produce and write his own movies.
- Auditioned for the lead role in the film Notorious (2009), but lost it to Jamal Woolard.
- In 1993 was voted "NAACP athlete of the year".
- As of 2009 formed his own production company called Big Dawg Entertainment. In 2015 re-named his production company Dawg Pound Productions.
- Cousin of Kane Owens.
- Cousin of Natasha Foster-Owens.
- Cousin of Brigman Foster-Owens.
- Son of Rufus and Dorothy Whitehurst.
- Growing up his idols were Carl Weathers and Sylvester Stallone. Has seen the Rocky (1976) franchise and Action Jackson (1988) a dozen times.
- Took acting classes from Diane Hardin mother of actress Melora Hardin.
- Has a nephew named Myles Cole Boakye.
- Brother in-law of Kwayme Boakye.
- Attended Fullerton High School in Fullerton,Ca.
- Filming commercials for Subway. (April 2007)
- Los Angeles,CA,USA: Filming the feature film "Trigger". (August 2011)
- His uncle Marvin was an all-American quarterback at San Diego State who later played football with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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