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."
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.
