- During his stretch in prison, Gage was unanimously referred to by guards and cons alike as "Waingro", his character from Michael Mann's Heat (1995). By all accounts, he was a model prisoner.
- Auditioned for his role in Heat (1995) over an intense three month period that included eleven script readings with the director before he finally secured the part.
- On July 30, 2003, Gage was sentenced to 41 months in Federal prison, starting September 29, 2003, for cultivating medicinal marijuana. He was released September 21, 2005.
- Shortly after turning 32, an accident in his Jeep left Kevin in traction for three months and in a wheelchair and on crutches for another year.
- Shortly after graduating from high school he hitchhiked to Florida and stayed there a few months, working odd jobs.
- Favorite hobbies are snowboarding, skydiving, scuba diving, fishing, playing guitar, and flying small planes.
- Married his wife, Shannon Perris-Knight, on a Santa Barbara beach at sunset.
- Married ex-wife, Kelly Preston, in Hawaii.
- Kevin and his ex-wife, Kelly Preston, had no children.
- Grew up in Wisconsin where he was very active in sports as a kid.
- Graduated high school on his 18th birthday.
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