Here is the biography:
Son of renowned 1940s and 1950s band leader Frankie Kaye and former nationally recognized radio personality during the 1960s under the names "LeeVaunce" at KGFJ in Los Angeles, "Mike Sheppard" at KDIA in San Francisco, and WWRL in New York.
As a DJ at KPOI in Honolulu, Gwynne set a Guinness Book of Records for nonstop drumming, drumming for 92 hours nonstop during the 1965 "Drum-A-Thon". He then sat in with many R&B bands of that era.
In 1969, Gwynne arrived in Hollywood to visit a friend and met a man who claimed to be Universal Studios producer Jerrold Freedman. They shared a passion for jazz music and radio, and Gwynne even expressed an interest in acting, with Freedman offering to work together.
Three weeks later, Gwynne received a telegram instructing him to meet Freedman at Universal Studios, where he was introduced to Bob Edmiston, a silent but significant figure. Gwynne soon realized he was being offered a part on the show "The Bold Ones: The Senator" (1970),directed by Daryl Duke, with whom he would work on several other projects, including "Payday" (1973) with Rip Torn, his first major film role in 1971.
After meeting an excitable young director through an ex-girlfriend, Gwynne began working with Steven Spielberg on the TV show "Par for the Course", playing a psychiatrist alongside Roy Thinnes and Clu Gulager. This marked the beginning of a lifelong career in acting for radio, TV, and film.
Today, Gwynne is currently writing scripts and living happily in the woodsy Westchester region of New York, just above Manhattan, where he still plays the drums from time to time, sitting in at the Showman's Club in Harlem.
