Keith Mars
Keith Mars is a fictional character on the UPN television series Veronica Mars, which debuted during the fall 2004 season. He is portrayed by Enrico Colantoni.
Keith, Veronica's father, was the sheriff of the fictional town of Neptune. He currently works as a private investigator.
Keith lost a recall election, and his elected position as the sheriff, due to his unpopular insistence that Jake Kane was involved in his daughter Lilly Kane's murder, even after Abel Koontz confessed to the crime.
At the end of "Like a Virgin", it was implied by Abel Koontz that Veronica may be the biological daughter of Jake Kane. Veronica had a chance to find out who her father was in the next episode, "Drinking the Kool-Aid", but she shredded the paternity test. In "Hot Dogs", Keith sent in his own paternity test, which proved that Veronica was Keith's daughter.
Since Veronica's mother, Lianne Mars, left the family, Keith has been in two romantic relationships, one with Veronica's guidance counselor and one with Wallace Fennel's mother, Alicia Fennel.
After the revelation at the end of Season 1 that Aaron Echolls murdered Lilly, he ran for Sheriff against incumbent Don Lamb in Season 2. He lost by a narrow margin after Lamb accused Keith of having once pulled over bus driver Ed Doyle for DUI, but had not charged him. He says after the election that "we'll get em' in 2010", so barring another recall election Lamb's position appears safe for another four years.
Appearances
Keith has appeared in every Veronica Mars episode.
References
- Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season, Warner Home Video, 2005, UPC 01256972774.
External links
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