Rob Stone (actor)
| Rob Stone | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 26, 1962 (age 54) Dallas, Texas, U.S |
| Occupation | Actor/Director |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Chan, 1998-present |
Rob Stone (born September 26, 1962) is an American actor and director from Dallas, Texas, best known for playing teen Kevin Owens on the 1985–1990 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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