Kenny Powers, the series' protagonist, is the name of a real-life American stuntman who attempted to jump a portion of the St. Lawrence River in a rocket propelled Lincoln Continental. The stunt was conceived by a Canadian stuntman, Ken Carter.

Kenny Powers is a fictional world famous baseball player in the HBO television comedy series Eastbound & Down, played by Danny McBride. [ citation needed ] He is portrayed as a once dominant baseball pitcher, whose poor work ethic, ego, and short temper jeopardized his professional career.

It stars McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher who, after a career downturn in the major leagues, is forced to return to his hometown middle school in Shelby, North Carolina, as a substitute physical education teacher.

These are some of the best clips featuring KENNY POWERS from HBO's Eastbound and Down (so far). The show is absolutely hilarious so definitely check it out.

He has appeared in films such as The Foot Fist Way (2006), Hot Rod (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Tropic Thunder (2008), Up in the Air (2009), Your Highness (2011), This Is the End (2013), and Alien: Covenant (2017).

Starring Danny McBride, Eastbound & Down is the story of star pitcher Kenny Powers getting knocked out of major league baseball and taking a job as a middle school Physical Education teacher...

2009年2月15日 · He plays Kenny Powers, a former major league baseball pitcher who was an uncouth loudmouth. Now hitting a career decline, he has returned to his hometown and temporarily pitched up at his brother's house. Powers has got a job as a substitute physical education teacher at high school.

2012年2月20日 · Kenny Powers is a character whose life goals haven’t changed since he was 16. While Kenny expresses the self-indulgent section of McBride’s brain, McBride brings a vulnerability to Kenny to...

After substance abuse and insanely self-destructive and obnoxious behavior throw a knuckle ball at his Major League Baseball career, former pitcher Kenny Powers retreats to his North Carolina...