William Robert "Rob" Pinkston IV (born January 30, 1988) is an American actor who appeared during the fourth season of MTV's hidden camera practical joke television series, Punk'd.
He attended William S. Hart High School, in Santa Clarita, California, a city located north of Los Angeles.
[1] He appeared on Punk'd for the first time when he played a troubled youth whose apparent fight with his aunt in a parking lot led to tennis player Serena Williams becoming involved.
Pinkston played a fan of Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki, who asked him to sign an authentic Jersey from Reebok, and then a number of other memorabilia.
On another episode, Pinkston walked into a clothing store, and met musician Joss Stone, nervous because he can't find his mom.
[citation needed] On May 31, 2023, Pinkston was interviewed as a guest on the podcast entitled, Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide hosted by his former Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide castmates, Devon Werkheiser, Daniel Curtis Lee, and Lindsey Shaw.