David allan donah biography

David Allan Donah is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his appearances as Dean Bates on the ABC sitcom Roseanne (1988-1997; 2018), for his role as Jason Baldridge in the award-winning CBS courtroom drama The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990-92), for his portrayal of Norman Schmeltzer on the hit NBC comedy Saved by the Bell (1989-1993), and as the lead singer and primary songwriter of the bands Drop 6 (1996-2001) and Somis (2002 -2006)

Donah was born in Fullerton, California as the result of a romantic interlude occurring the night of the Valencia High School Christmas Dance of 1967.

His mother, Zandra Darlene Hubalck, and father, David Allen Donah, were both still high school students who were compelled by the ethos of the time to marry in order to legitimize his birth. After their divorce, just a few years later, Donah and his younger sister went to live with their maternal grandparents for a time.

Eventually, Donah's mother remarried and brought the chil