- Born in Philadelphia, Don was raised in Pitman, New Jersey; he attended Quaker schools - Westtown School (Pennsylvania) and Earlham College (Indiana) - and trained as an actor at The Drama Studio in London, England. During his many years in New York, Don divided his time between a busy commercial career and stage work - he appeared in Moisés Kaufman's acclaimed "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde". As host of ESPN's "Men's Journal", Travel Channel's "Weird Travels" and CNBC's "Ushuaia", global adventure became a trademark. Don now explores the storied undergrounds of the world's great urban centers as the host of Cities of the Underworld (2007), The History Channel's premiere series. He lives and works in Los Angeles.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Spouse
- Weathered brown leather jacket.
- Scruffy 5 o'clock shadow.
- Traces his Quaker history in America to the late 1600's, the time of William Penn's founding Philadelphia.
- Did post graduate studies in acting at The Drama Studio, London.
- An avid scuba diver, now logging hours towards his small-craft pilot's license.
- After wanting a British sports car all his life, he's now restoring a vintage '73 MG Midget.
- To emulate Wildman, the Travel Channel hired Paul Beban for the December 2020 series "Paranormal Declassified". Beban quickly adopted Wildman's personality, complete with speech pattern, body language and mannerisms, and further uses head-shots wearing a worn brown jacket----just like Don's trademark.
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