Robert Z'Dar Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended Arizona State University, where he played for the school's football team
• Easily recognizable because of his prominent chin, caused by a genetic condition called cherubism, he leveraged his unique appearance into decades of work as a cult film villain
• Worked as a Chippendales dancer and was in the band Nova Express before becoming an actor
• Made his screen acting debut in the low-budget crime film "Flesh and Bullets" in 1985
• Gained popularity after two of his films, "Soultaker" and "Future War," were featured on "Mystery Science Theater 3000․"
• Best known as a cult horror film star who played Matt Cordell in the "Maniac Cop" series
• In addition to the 121 film appearances he made over the course of his career, he also had roles on television in shows like "Growing Pains" and "The Flash․"