Shawn Stevens was born Shawn Perry Stevens in Morristown New Jersey April 5 1958 the first child of Gary Kieth Stevens a carpenter pilot and construction contractor and Gladys Edna Chich Smith a homemaker Stevens lived in Morristown New Jersey until his family moved to Burbank Ca in 1969 Stevens is the oldest of 3 children He has a sister Jodi Beth Blatz b1961 and brother Gary Kieth Jr b1963 Stevens was raised Church of Christ and converted to Mormonism at age 19 Stevens married Kaylene McLaws in 1984 and together they have 4 children TaurenAshlee Tucker b 1985 Shawn Kory b 1989 Perry Christian b 1981 and Vince Kayson b 1993 Shawn has 1 grandson and is expecting a 2nd in the summer of 2014 Shawn is uncle to actormusician Kelly Blatz One Square Mile Aaron Stone April Showers and Prom Night After 25 years offstage Shawn was given the opportunity to audition for the legendary 50s and 60s doo wop group The Diamonds Lil Darlin The Stroll and was invited to perform with them during a 4 month engagement headlining the world famous Palm Springs Follies During this experience Shawn remembered how much he missed and loved performing and with the love and support of his family decided to set about returning to his passion Shawn will be appearing in the TC Christensen penned and directed feature The Cokeville Miracle to be filmed the summer of 2014 and has several other projects in development including reality show concepts and theatrical productions