played by ROB STONE
Kevin
is the older brother in the family. He is often clumsy, lovestruck, or
just plain goofy. He has displayed a talent for playing the drums but it
is surprising to note that he co-directed the penultimate episode of the
final season. He went on to do directing seriously and has in fact directed
an award winning documentary.
 Before
beginning work on his 6th season with Mr. Belvedere, Stone returned to
his theatrical roots for a six week sold-out engagement in the Kansan
City production of "Grandma Duck is Dead", written by Larry Shue, whose
"The Foreigner" and "The Nerd" were hits in New York.
With the establishment
of his own production company, Stone is also developing projects for his
maturing talents as a filmmaker. His 1988 debut film "Recess" brought
him a Best Short Film nomination from the American Video Conference.
His follow-up film as writer/director, "The Sidewalk Motel", will soon
go in front of the cameras starring "Mr. Belvedere" himself, Christopher
Hewett.
Born in Dallas,
Texas, Stone's parents are both medical professionals. His father, Dr.
Marvin J Stone, is the director of the Sammons Cancer Center at Baylor
Hospital and his mother works in the Psychology Department at the University
of Texas Health Science Center.
After an
early interest in Science, he accompanied a friend to an acting class at
the Dallas Theatre Centre and ended up in the cast of the world premiere
of Preston Jones' "Santa Fe Sunshine". Continuing to perform in student
and community theatre productions throughout high school, he also spent
two summers working as an assistant director at DTC.
One of 15 males
accepted into the BFA Drama Conservatory at USC, he performed in student
productions and played the lead opposite Lou Diamond Phillips in "Angel
Alley", a short film which captured first prize in the Family Entertainment
category at the USA Film Festival in 1984.
It was during
his final semester at USC that Stone landed the role of Kevin Owens on
Mr. Belvedere. Given his strong background in theatre, Stone enjoys
the fact that the series films each week in front of an audience.
He acknowledges
that "it's like doing a play each week." Despite the busy schedule of filming
a weekly series, Stone is intent on completing his education and graduated
Cum Laude from USC.
His other
TV credits include the title role in "Ace Hits the Big Time", a CBS Schoolbreak
special, a lead role in "Crash Course", an NBC movie of the week and
a guest starring role in Fox Broadcasting's "21 Jump Street". He received
critical acclaim for his starring role opposide Malcolm Jamal-Warner in
"A Desperate Exit", an ABC Afterschool Special where he played a teenage
by who comes to grips with the suicide of his best friend.
Most recently,
he was seen with Rhea Perlman, Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker in "A
Family Again" an ABC television movie produced by Henry Winkler.
Rob is an accomplished
drummer who enjoys singing, writing, skiing, racquetball and tennis in
his spare time.
Most
Recent News:
It is a bit
more difficult to find more current info about Rob aside from his relatively
recent appearance in Matlock back in 1993. However, I have recently discovered
that he has moved up from being a director to being both writer and producer
in 1997 with THE BLUE ANGELS, a drama starring Dennis Quaid
for the History
Channel, the video of which can be bought from the History Channel
Website.
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