J.R. Starr

J.R. Starr is an actor.

In 2007, he played Old Haitian Man (father-in-law of Leones) in the Showtime series DEXTER.

Appearances
Season Two:
 * "Resistance Is Futile"

Career
Films

His movie credits include roles in A Mission to Kill (1992); There Goes the Neighborhood (1992); White Man's Burden (1995); Ghostbusters ll (1998); Primary Colors (1998); Always Outnumbered (1998); Soul Plane (2004); Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005); The Great Venice Robbery (2007); Cordially Invited (2007); Che (2008); Frame of Mind (2009); Budz House (2012); Matha (2012); Rocky Road (2014); Lust for Love (2014); Too Late (2016); Hunter Gatherer (2016); In God’s Time (2017); and The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It (2010 Video).  

Television

His TV credits include appearances on All Rise; SouthLand; What we do for Love; Scrubs; MTV's Punk'd; Murder She Wrote; Jimmy Kimmel Live; Profiler; The Tonight Show starring Jay Leno; America's Most Wanted; Passions; Sunset Beach; The Bold and the Beautiful; General Hospital; Port Charles; and Twin Peaks (2017).

Radio Talk Show Host

Starr was a country radio personality in Fresno, California, in the late 1970s – known as the Charlie Pride of Fresno radio.

Theatre

He has performed onstage at many theaters, including The Will Geer Theater; Stella Adler Theater; Normandie Casino Theater; The Avery Theater; The Colman Theater, Hollywood; Valley Cities Jewish Community Center; Westside Jewish Community Center; The Ruby Theater, Hollywood; Barnsdall Theater, Hollywood; The Complex Theater, Hollywood; Jean De La Cour Theater, West Los Angeles; Theater of the Arts, Los Angeles; and Theater East.

Personal Life
Since 1984, he has lived in Los Angeles.

Trivia
During his time living in Fresno, Starr was well known in the community, working with organizations like United  Black Men of Fresno. He found himself on the cover of The Fresno Bee on several occasions, including the time he confronted Klu Klux Klan members during a rally at Ratcliffe Stadium.