Worked on the pilot episode of "G vs E" for only $50 seeing he enjoyed the script so much.
Attended college in Walla Walla, Washington.
He enjoys surfing and gardening in his spare time.
He got his first role, in "Hill Street Blues" (1981), off his very first professional audition.
Teaches acting classes often in Los Angeles.
Was once engaged to actress Mia Sara.
[on what brought him to Hollywood] I got out of college, worked as a commercial fisherman in Alaska, then I was on my way to the Middle East to drive jeeps in the desert for a safari company and I was changing planes in New York City and thought, "Aww screw it. Maybe I'll just be an actor." So I just started studying. I did graduate with a degree in theater, but I wasn't sure that was what I was going to end up doing. I didn't know what I wanted to do. I ended up studying in New York for two years, then my teacher said, "Go to L.A. and get some work!" So I came to L.A. and I got some work.
Most people have no idea how much work is involved in really getting to be a good actor. It's a lot like playing the guitar or the oboe . . . It's a lot of practice. Some people are gifted - they pick it up and they just are gifted - but the average Joe, including myself, gets better with time.
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