Geno Segers
Birth Name:
Lonnie G. Segers
Birth Place:
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Created the Hold It On the Road Foundation, through which he speaks to school children about making the right decisions in life
- Graduated from Western Carolina University in with a degree in Engineering in 1992, where he played football on a full scholarship
- Made his acting debut on stage in an Australian production of "The Lion King" in the role of Mufasa
- Operated several small businesses in New Zealand before he began doing radio advertisements
- Quote: "I never knew that this opportunity could be exploited by me - someone who wasn't a singer, someone who wasn't an actor, someone who never had any experience, any training, anything․ It was really just an opportunity that I picked up and ran with․"
- Best known for his role as Mason Makoola in "Pair of Kings" and as Big Dawg in "Conversation with Breakfast․"
- Was the host of the reality children's show "Fort Boyard - Ultimate Challenge" with Laura Hamilton
- Aside from football, he was also involved in professional rugby, cliff diving, and both sumo and full-contact wrestling
- Was requested to send in a reel for "Pair of Kings," which was looking for a guy who "spoke like James Earl Jones but looked like the Rock․"
- Worked as a high school algebra and physics teacher in North Carolina