Rob Stone (born September 22, 1962) is an American actor and director
from Dallas, Texas, best known for playing teen Kevin Owens on the
1985â€"1990 sitcom Mr. Belvedere. He later became a writer and
director of documentary films, and also performed as part of a
band.Stone is a native of Dallas and is the son of Dr. Marvin and Jill
Stone. His father was chief of oncology at the Sammons Cancer Center
at Baylor University Medical Center. Stone began acting at the age of
13, first appearing onstage in a production of "Santa Fe Sunshine" at
the Dallas Theater Center. In 1982, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue
an acting degree at the University of Southern California's drama
school. In addition to his role on Mr. Belvedere, Stone also appeared
on episodes of the American television series The Facts of Life,
Silver Spoons, 21 Jump Street and Matlock.Andrew Greeley, writing in
The New York Times, called Stone's acting in one episode of Mr.
Belvedere "very sensitive". Discussing that episode, he wrote "The
subtle interplay between the two young people (played by Rob Stone and
Debbie Barker) provided some of the most touching and skillful scenes
I've ever seen on television."In 1986, Stone established Vienna
Productions to make documentary films. The company's first project was
a short film on homelessness called The Sidewalk Motel, made in 1990.
The film starred Christopher Hewett and Caroline Lagerfelt. Hewett and
Stone had previously worked together on Mr. Belvedere, in which Hewett
played the title role. Bruce Springsteen performed Woody Guthrie's
song "I Ain't Got No Home" for this film. It "was shot under a Screen
Actors Guild experimental letter agreement that is designed to help
new directors with non-commercial projects."
from Dallas, Texas, best known for playing teen Kevin Owens on the
1985â€"1990 sitcom Mr. Belvedere. He later became a writer and
director of documentary films, and also performed as part of a
band.Stone is a native of Dallas and is the son of Dr. Marvin and Jill
Stone. His father was chief of oncology at the Sammons Cancer Center
at Baylor University Medical Center. Stone began acting at the age of
13, first appearing onstage in a production of "Santa Fe Sunshine" at
the Dallas Theater Center. In 1982, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue
an acting degree at the University of Southern California's drama
school. In addition to his role on Mr. Belvedere, Stone also appeared
on episodes of the American television series The Facts of Life,
Silver Spoons, 21 Jump Street and Matlock.Andrew Greeley, writing in
The New York Times, called Stone's acting in one episode of Mr.
Belvedere "very sensitive". Discussing that episode, he wrote "The
subtle interplay between the two young people (played by Rob Stone and
Debbie Barker) provided some of the most touching and skillful scenes
I've ever seen on television."In 1986, Stone established Vienna
Productions to make documentary films. The company's first project was
a short film on homelessness called The Sidewalk Motel, made in 1990.
The film starred Christopher Hewett and Caroline Lagerfelt. Hewett and
Stone had previously worked together on Mr. Belvedere, in which Hewett
played the title role. Bruce Springsteen performed Woody Guthrie's
song "I Ain't Got No Home" for this film. It "was shot under a Screen
Actors Guild experimental letter agreement that is designed to help
new directors with non-commercial projects."
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