No, Dark is not his real name. But it sure seems to fit him.

Dark Sevier has been in Butte for about a decade now, and he is one interesting guy. Sure, anyone with his own IMDB page is going to seem pretty cool on the surface. But the 6-foot-9 Dark lives up to the part.

One entry on Dark’s IMDB page jumps out to anyone who watched television in the 1980s and 1990s. Dark played a part in “Saved by the Bell.”

He also appeared on Love Connection, but that does not show up on the IMDB page because he appeared on the show under a stage name.

Today, Dark is a man who wears many hats in the Mining City. At his core, though, he is an artist. That was the reason behind the Okie from Muskogee moving to Los Angeles to try his hand in standup comedy. That is why he is still in Butte.

Listen in to this podcast to hear how he was raised in family that joined a religious cult, and the long process to de-condition himself from that.

Listen in to hear his take on the Los Angeles standup scene in the early 1990s. Listen as he talks about his part on Saved by the Bell, and how it actually led to him leaving La La Land. Listen as he talks about how he came out the good guy on a bad Love Connection date, even though he did all he could to be the bad guy.

Listen in to hear what Dark is up to today, but don’t expect to find out his real name.

Today’s podcast is brought to you by Casagranda’s Steakhouse. Eat where the locals eat.