 Stuart Daniel Baker, a music teacher and studio musician from Albemarle, North Carolina, created his alter-ego for "The Wild Wild South", a Charlotte area public-access program that featured comedy sketches and concert footage.Baker and co-star Don Swan played the characters of Unknown Hinson and Rebel Helms, respectively.After Swan's death in 1995, Baker created "The Unknown Hinson Show", a direct spin-off of "The Wild Wild South".