Personal Life
Kercheval was born and raised in Clinton, Indiana, to Marine "Doc" Kercheval, a local physician, and the former Christine Rieber.
In 1985, he became a partner in the Old Capital Popcorn Company. The business thrived at first but the partnership soured in 1988. The financial issues and other conflicts led to a 1989 armed rampage and suicide on the Dallas set by one of the partners.
Ken Kercheval is a lung cancer survivor.
Kercheval has seven children from four marriages, all of which have ended in divorce. As of 2012, he has six grandchildren.
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