'Shameless' star Steve Howey on his evolution as an actor
CHICAGO - He's far from the most intellectually gifted character on "Shameless." But Kevin Ball - aka Kev, the (mostly) kind-hearted doofus who lives next door to the Gallaghers, along with his kids and lady love Veronica - will occasionally spout some wisdom.
After a cancer scare this season, Kev and his wife found themselves sitting opposite a geneticist. They also tried to figure out what other health concerns they may have passed down to their daughters, but the jargon makes no sense to poor sweet Kev, who notes with considerable frustration: "In science a positive can mean a bad thing and a negative can be a good thing - crazy confusing!"
Right there with you, Kev.
As played by Steve Howey, he's actually one of the more level-headed characters on the Chicago-set Showtime series, now it is eighth season. "The rhythm of naivete is fun to play," Howey said during a recent conversation. "There's more humor in that for me. I'm not
