Mel Kiper: Mel Kiper. Actor: Jerry Maguire. Mel Kiper was born on 25 July 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Jerry Maguire (1996), Draft Day (2014) and Arli$$ (1996). He has been married to Kimberly Valdes since 11 November 1989. They have one child.