Don Stark facts for kids

Donald Martin Stark (born July 5, 1954) is an American actor. He is well-known for playing Bob Pinciotti. This was a main role on the TV show That '70s Show. He was in all eight seasons from 1998 to 2006.

Don Stark also played Oscar Kincade in the show Hit the Floor. You might have seen him in movies like Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and John Carter (2012). He also used his voice for characters like Vincent in Father of the Pride and Rhino in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. Don Stark has two daughters.

Early Life and School

Don Stark was born in New York City. His father, Alan Stark, was an actor. His mother, Debra Antorelli, was a homemaker.

When Don was a child, his family moved to Los Angeles, California. They lived in the San Fernando Valley. Don Stark finished high school at Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda, California, in 1972.

While in high school, he played football. He also got the main roles in many school plays. He acted in Dark of the Moon, Guys and Dolls, and Fiddler on the Roof. He even won an award for playing Othello in a Shakespeare Festival scene.

After high school, Stark went to California State University, Northridge. He first studied business. Later, he changed his major to theater arts.

Acting Career

Don Stark has a lot of experience in dancing, bodybuilding, and martial arts. He is most famous for his role as Bob Pinciotti. Bob was the funny next-door neighbor of the Forman family. He was also the father of Donna Pinciotti on the show That '70s Show.

Stark has been in many movies. Some of them include Switchblade Sisters (1975) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). He also had a small part in the movie Feds (1988).

He has also appeared as a guest on several TV shows. These include Curb Your Enthusiasm and Supernatural. He was also in Viper, Cory in the House, Stargate SG-1, and CSI.

In 1996, he had a supporting role in the TV series Time Cop. He also appeared in the iCarly movie, iGo to Japan. He played Freight Dog, the pilot who flew the group to Tokyo, Japan.

Don Stark was in the first episode of the 1987 TV show Beauty and the Beast. He played one of the attackers. He also played David in the film My Name is Jerry. He voiced Rhino in some episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

More recently, he played a mobster in an episode of Castle. He also had a small role in Anger Management. Don Stark plays Oscar Kincade in the TV series Hit the Floor. In 2015, he played Uncle Frank in the movie Hello, My Name Is Doris. He was also Judge Talbertson in a 2017 episode of Scorpion. In 2017, Stark played Bernie Greenfield in There's...Johnny!.

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In Spanish: Don Stark para niños