Early life, family, formation
American actor Donald Richard Gibb was born on August 4, 1954 in New York, United States. He grew up in Sherman Oaks, California, where he attended Notre Dame High School.
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After graduating from high school, he received a basketball scholarship and attended the University of New Mexico, where he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He transferred to the University of San Diego, where he played on the basketball and football teams. For a short time he played for the San Diego Chargers, but suffered a serious injury in a car accident, as a result of which he was no longer able to play sports, so he retired. focused on the theatre.
Career
Film
Donald played Frederick Aloysius “Ogre” Palowaski in “Revenge of the Nerds” in 1984, and reprized his role in “Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise” in 1987, and in “Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love”, which was made in 1994 for television. His character is known for bullying nerds by throwing them off fraternity buildings, entering belching contests, and drinking beer off a trophy. The comedy was directed by Jeff Kanew and starred Anthony Edwards and Robert Carradine, and follows a group of nerds attending the fictional Adams College. The group tries to end the abuse they receive from Alpha Betas – the jock fraternity – and Pi Delta Pi – Alpha Beta’s sister sorority.
Donald joined fellow cast member Andrew Cassese and Robert Carradine in an interview at Niagara Falls Comic-Con 2018.
In 1986 he played Ripper, a Wildman tennis player in “Jocks”, and the following year appeared as the Graceless Pirate in “Amazon Women on the Moon”.
He portrayed Ray Jackson in “Bloodsport” in 1988, alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme as a loud martial arts fighter, also starring Leah Ayres and Bolo Yeung and directed by Newt Arnold. The film is loosely based on the accusations of Frank Dux, a martial artist, and did well at the box office – grossing $50 million on a $2 million budget.
The film was one of the first main roles of Jean-Claude Van Damme, and he had the opportunity to show his skills as an athlete. Donald reprized his role in the 1996 sequel “Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite” – Jean-Claude Van Damme chose not to return.
In 2008 he had a minor role in ‘Hancock’ as a convict, which starred Will Smith, and is the last film Donald has appeared in to date.
Television
From 1984 to 1991, he played linebacker Leslie Dr. Death Krunchner in “1st & Ten.” The sitcom aired on HBO from December 1984 to January 1991 and regularly featured Reid Shelton and Delta Burke.
It was one of the first series as a sitcom to enjoy the occasional inclusion of scenes containing nudity and swearing. The series follows the California Bulls, a fictional football team, both on and off the field. Throughout the series, the team has changed ownership quite regularly. Donald was in 80 episodes, meaning he was one of the few cast members to appear throughout the show’s seven-year run.
In 1992, he played an illiterate biker named Scab in “Stand By Your Man”. The series starred Rosie O’Donnell and Melissa Gilbert on Fox, with Donald only appearing in seven episodes.
The series was created by Neil Thompson and Nancy Steen, who also wrote a few episodes. It was Melissa Gilbert’s first time on television in nine years after completing ‘Little House on the Prairie’, and the first project in which Rosie O’Donnell was cast as the title character. The series was adapted from “Birds of a Feather”, a popular British sitcom, and featured narration by Joe Cipriano, the Fox network’s chief announcer, in a deadpan comic style. The story was about two sisters, Lorraine Popowski (Rosie O’Donnell) and Rochelle Dunphy (Melissa Gilbert) – Lorraine is callous and loud, and Rochelle is earthy.
They moved in together to offer each other support – both emotional and moral – after their husbands were arrested and jailed for robbery.
Over the years Donald has appeared in several series – he played Deke Billings in ‘The A-Team’ in 1983, Herman the German in ‘MacGyver’ in 1991, Hog Adams Cletus in ‘Renegade’ in 1992-1993, Worm in “The Young and the Restless”, and more.
Video games
In 1995, Donald voiced a giant in “What’s My Story”, and in 1997 Floyd the Bounder, a minor character in “Zork: Grand Inquisitor”.
He voiced Gherran in 2003’s “Alter Echo”, an angry prisoner in 2010’s “Mafia II”, and a character in the 2011 video game, “Rage”.
Other
Donald is co-owner of Trader Todd’s, a karaoke bar in Chicago, of which he is also the spokesperson. At the bar, he markets Ogre beer, named after his character in “Revenge of the Nerds”.
Private life
On June 20, 1981, he married Jacqueline Bauer and together they had a child. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife.
Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts
Donald is usually credited as “Don Gibb”. He often plays rough guys who act as comic relief in stories.
Appearance
He has brown eyes and naturally brown hair, which is now white. Donald is 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall and weighs 123 kg (270 lb); he is built bulky and muscular. Donald has a scruffy mustache and beard and a distinctive growling voice, which generally characterizes him as overly macho athletes, rude rednecks, and scruffy bikers.
Net Worth and Salary
Donald’s net worth is estimated at $4 million, as of mid-2020.
