Great-grandson of writer/humorist
Ring Lardner, grand-nephew of Academy
Award winning screenwriter and Hollywood Ten member
Ring Lardner Jr. Father was
co-founder of New York's Elaine's restaurant. First professional job was a small part in Whit Stillman's 1990 Oscar nominated Metropolitan. Part of the early 90s New York indie film wave with the 1994 micro budget feature
My Life's in Turnaround (1993). Has identical twin daughters.