Knots Landing/Kenny Ward

Kenny Ward
Knots Landing
Actor	James Houghton
First Appearance	1x01- Pilot
Last Appearance	4x22- Willing Victims
Series Billing	Billed
Episode Count	75

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Kenny Ward is a fictional character on the series Knots Landing. He was portrayed by actor James Houghton from 1979 to 1983.

Young, Immature and Wild

When the series begins, Kenny Ward worked in a recording studio. He was married to Ginger Ward, but that did not prevent him from sleeping around. He had a brief affair with Sid Fairgate's daughter, Annie. He then began a recurring affair with one of the singer at his recording studio, her name was Sylvie. Of course, his wife Ginger knew nothing about it, until one afternoon when she found Kenny and Sylvie making love. Ginger was furious and threw Kenny out at the end of the 1979-1980 season.

Reconciliation

At the beginning of the 1980-1981 season, Kenny moved on to Sylvie, but hoped to reunite with Ginger. Ginger agreed to go out with him one night and it turned into a one night stand. However, Ginger did not allow him to come back to the house. Kenny went back with Sylvie until one evening he accidentally went to see his neighbor Valene. Valene had a guest staying at her house, it was Kristin Shepard. Kristin was J.R Ewing's sister-in-Law who shot J.R. earlier that year. The two met and it was sex at first sight. They ended up spending the night together. Ginger saw them and decided to file for divorce. Kenny was hurt. A few months later, Kenny found out that Ginger was pregnant with his child. He broke up with Sylvie and Ginger agreed to give him a second chance. The couple began getting ready for parenthood and in the fall of 1981, Ginger gave birth to a healthy daughter, Erin Molly Ward. Kenny was now a father.

A New Father

Being a father made Kenny into a more responsible man. He became so responsible that he worried that if his wife Ginger took on a singing career, she might not have time for Erin Molly. Things were going great for Kenny while his other neighbors were struggling: Karen was dealing with the loss of her husband Sid, Richard had a mental breakdown, Gary and Val's marriage was destroyed as Gary began an affair with Abby. Kenny tried to be a good neighbor by not interfering in their problems.

Partnership with Gary Ewing

Though Gary was now with Abby, this did not stop Kenny from going into business with him to produce a new aspiring singer Ciji Dunne. Kenny knew that with Ciji his career would not only boost, but Ciji would become a superstar. Kenny saw an opportunity to climb the ladder of success. Nevertheless, there were many problems. Kenny's obsession to turn Ciji into a superstar created more conflicts in his marriage with Ginger. In addition, Abby hired Jeff Munson a big music producer to work with Gary and Kenny to turn Ciji into a star. Kenny had a feeling that Jeff would want to control everything and would have him excluded, which is exactly what happened. Abby and Gary secretly got Kenny out of the deal. When Kenny found out, he was furious and quit the whole project.

Leaving Knots Landing

In the weeks that follow, the main plot was the mysterious murder of Ciji. Things were not looking good for Gary, Abby, Karen, Laura and Val. However, Jeff Munson gave Kenny a job to work with him in Nashville. Kenny took the job with one condition, that his wife Ginger becomes a singer. As a result, the Wards family migrated to the Deep South at the capital of country music-Nashville.

What Ever Happened to the Wards

The details of Kenny's life in Nashville are unknown, however, we find out that he and Ginger divorce in 1997 due to his lack of skills in bed.