- Born in Louisiana, Yesso attended at Louisiana State University and worked as a high school football coach in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when he met director Hugh Wilson in a Los Angeles airport. The two struck up a friendship and Wilson offered him a part in the upcoming TV series "Frank's Place; from there began his career in the world of entertainment, and worked in many films and series Tv. Today lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and opened an exercise studio named Yoglates.
- IMDb mini biography by: Romulus1953
- Spouse?(? - present) (1 child)
- Thick New Orleans "Yat" accent
- Was a high school football coach in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when he met director Hugh Wilson in a Los Angeles airport. The two struck up a friendship and Wilson offered him a part in the upcoming TV series "Frank's Place." Yesso admitted that he couldn't act and Wilson said, "Don't worry...it's easy."
- Appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) four times.
- Of Italian, French, and Native American descent.
- Understudied for Alec Baldwin in the 1992 Broadway production of "A Streetcar Named Desire".
- Moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and opened an exercise studio named Yoglates.
- I tell everybody all the time that only four actors have played Stanley Kowalski on Broadway: Marlon Brando, Jack Palance, Alec Baldwin and Don Yesso. It's a very short list, and I'm on it.
- It's going well. It's funny. God takes care of fools, too. He certainly takes care of me.
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