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  • Rob Pinkston

    • Rob Pinkston





    Biography

    Date of Birth
    30 December 1988, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Birth Name
    William Robert Pinkston IV

    Nickname
    Babycakes

    Height
    5' 9" (1.75 m)

    Mini Biography
    Rob Pinkston started acting at the age of 13 in Jr. High School. He did several short film projects and fell in love with the business. On his 16th birthday, Rob landed a recurring role on the Nickelodeon TV Show, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004).

    Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide chronicles the wacky adventures of Ned Bigby (Devon Werkheiser) who shares his tips and tricks on navigating junior high hurdles. " Each episodes takes one week to shoot," tells Rob," and I get to work with an awesome group of people." The list includes: Jim J. Bullock (Too Close for Comfort (1980)), Meshach Taylor (Designing Women (1986)), and Fred Savage (The Wonder Years (1988)). Rob plays Coconut Head, a nickname his character receives because of a haircut gone terribly wrong. "My mom gives me a haircut right before the first day of school," tells Rob," and it comes out in the shape of a coconut! Not a good first impression!" Rob worked all three seasons on Ned's with over 42 episodes to his credit!

    Rob also starred in MTV's _Punk'd_ with Ashton Kutcher. He appears in 5 episodes where he takes part in some pretty devilish pranks on some well-known celebrities: tennis star Serena Williams, basketball great Dirk Nowitzki, Zach Braff (star of Scrubs (2001)), and singers Jos Stone and Jo Jo!

    Rob co-starred in the movie The Derby Stallion (2005) with Zac Efron, (Disney's High School Musical (2006)), and Crystal Hunt, (Guiding Light (1952)). Shot on location in North Georgia, this is a family film about a boy and his desire to be an equestrian champion.

    Rob worked on location in Portland, Oregon filming The Sasquatch Gang (2006) with Jeremy Sumpter, (Peter Pan (2003)), Justin Long, (Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Accepted (2006)), and Carl Weathers, (Rocky (1976)). This project is from the Producers of the hit film Napoleon Dynamite (2004). Premiering at the Slamdance Film Festival, the film took top honors as Best Comedy Winner!

    Rob also had the chance to work with Whoopi Goldberg on the project titled, If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007) Rob plays a kid who is terrorizing the staff of a large Costco type store. This film also stars Markus Redmond and Sharon Stone. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2007.

    Rob landed the role of a wheelchair-bound teen in the Dimension Films project, Extreme Movie (2008). An irreverent sketch comedy feature in the vein of The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) starring Vanessa Lengies (American Dreams (2002)), Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle (2000)), and Ryan Pinkston (Soul Plane (2004)). In the film Rob and Ryan play school buddies. It was great for Rob and Ryan to finally get to work together. Rob and Ryan have known each other for some time now, but still don't believe they are related.

    Rob's voice talents can be heard on the hit Cartoon Network show Ben 10 (2005), the PBS show Danger Rangers (2003), video games, commercials, and even at Walt Disney's EPCOT in the Canada 360 movie experience.

    Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Rob has called Los Angeles home since the third grade. Some of his other credits include Undercover Kids (2004), The Honor System (2003) and The Metro Chase (2004) with Jon Cryer and Tara Lipinski.

    Rob can be seen co-hosting Elizabeth Stanton's Great Big World (2011) where he and Elizabeth travel with friends to fun and interesting places all around the world.

    A well-trained professional, Rob studies with Dennis LaValle, LaValle Actor's Workshop, Jeremiah Comey, Jeremiah Comey's Acting Studio, Andrew Magarian, Simply Acting, and privately with Marnie Cooper and Ginny McSwain for voice. Rob is pursuing a BA degree in Film at Art Center College of Design.

    Rob is represented theatrically by Momentum Talent and Literary Agency.


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