Kevin Booth (born October 2, 1961) is an American film director, producer, lecturer and musician. He was known for his documentary film series American Drug War. Booth worked with comedian Bill Hicks, until the time of his death on February 26, 1994 and posthumously produced Hicks' records Rant in E Minor and Arizona Bay. Booth also explored controversial subjects such as the Waco siege and the New World Order. Booth lectures at universities while continuing to make more films about American drug policy. Early life Booth was born in Connecticut on October 2, 1961. He was the son of George Booth. His brother Curt played in several rock bands and influenced his musical interests. Booth met Bill Hicks and Dwight Slade at Stratford High School in Houston, Texas. The trio formed Stress, an early rock band. Booth played the bass and Hicks the lead guitar and lead vocals. He attended the University of Texas in Austin. Career Music Booth started the rock band Year Zero, with Brent Ballard, Robert Reilly, Patrick Allen Brown and Ron Fair. Year Zero signed a major contract with Chrysalis Records, and in 1987 released an album including the single Hourglass. When Year Zero broke up, Booth continued working with drummer Pat Brown and formed Marble Head Johnson. Booth wrote and performed with Hicks on Arizona Bay and Marble Head Johnson. Film and video production In 1982, while living in Austin, Booth started Absolute Creative Entertainment production company with Hicks, which became Sacred Cow Productions. In 1989, Booth was a producer at the local public access station in Austin called ACTV. While there, he taped Bill Hick's stand-up comedy routine at the Laff Stop, called Sane Man. Booth produced most of Hick's videos, full-length comedy concerts, and CDs, including Relentless. After Hicks' death from pancreatic cancer in 1994, Booth produced Rant in E Minor. It was voted by SPIN magazine as the 11th greatest comedy album of all time. In May 2005, Booth traveled to Britain to promote his first book Bill Hicks – Agent of Evolution about his professional life and seventeen-year friendship with Bill Hicks; It was co-written by Michael Bertin. He also appeared in the 2009 documentary about his friend's life entitled American: The Bill Hicks Story. In 2012, Booth collaborated with several companies providing him the financial means to produce this documentary about the medicinal benefits of marijuana. He also completed works