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• Became a member of The American Conservatory Theatre when he was 16.
• Was a member of the Sigma Nu while at University of Southern California.
• Studied acting with legendary acting teacher Peggy Feury at the Loft Studio, alongside Sean Penn, Forest Whitaker, Meg Ryan, Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicolas Cage.
• First acting credit was on the 1983 episode "But It's Not My Fault" of ABC Afterschool Specials.
• Frequently does writing projects with his writing partner and wife Marcia Blake, for screenwriter Robert Towne, Tom Cruise's production companies, HBO, among others.