Donald Lee "Don" Jeffcoat, Jr. (also credited as Donnie Jeffcoat; born February 16, 1975) is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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Biography

Jeffcoat an American actor, who got his big break playing Eric Antonio on The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

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, has starred and appeared on a number of films and television

Television

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 shows, including the children's game show Wild and Crazy Kids

Wild and Crazy Kids

Wild and Crazy Kids is an American television game show in which large teams, usually consisting entirely of children, participated in head-to-head physical challenges on Nickelodeon, that aired from 1990 until 1992 for a total of 65 episodes. It was hosted by Omar Gooding, Donnie Jeffcoat, and...

broadcast on Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

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, which he hosted from 1989 to 1993. He also had a small role as Craig on General Hospital

General Hospital

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He is perhaps most recognized for his roles as Joseph "Joey" Riley Buchanan on the ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 soap opera

Soap opera

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, One Life to Live

One Life to Live

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, Michael Towner on "7th Heaven

7th Heaven

7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...

", and Kyle in the hit Disney movie "Wish Upon A Star

Wish Upon a Star

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", alongside Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl

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 and Danielle Harris

Danielle Harris

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Jeffcoat was born in Gulfport, Mississippi

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. Jeffcoat has been performing since age 10. His childhood was marked with many family moves including Alabama, Oklahoma and California. Later on, Jeffcoat attended college at the University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine

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Jeffcoat is currently back in Los Angeles pursuing his acting career and teaching martial arts in Studio City. He is a 2nd degree Black Belt in Shaolin Kempo and has been teaching at United Studios of Self Defense for the past three years in between his acting jobs. He recently portrayed Detective Stan Miller in "CSI: NY

CSI: NY

CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...

" and finished a webseries titled "Camera Obscura

Camera obscura

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", directed by Drew Daywalt ("Stark Raving Mad

Stark Raving Mad (film)

Stark Raving Mad is a film, produced by A Band Apart, about a heist pulled during a rave. The film was directed and written by Drew Daywalt and David Schneider. It stars Seann William Scott, Lou Diamond Phillips, Timm Sharp, Patrick Breen, John B. Crye, Monet Mazur, Suzy Nakamura, C. Ernst Harth,...

"), which was launched in October 2009.

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