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• Served for two years in the Army after his graduation.
• Met his wife Vickery Turner in 1973 while working on The Day After The Fair.
• In 1981, actor Kevin Bacon starred in the first play he wrote, Deros On the Funny Farm.
• The figure of the American president is a recurring feature in his career, including potraying John F. Kennedy in Red Dwarf and writing and starring in JFK on JFK.
• Skilled at American football, ice skating, golf and swimming.
• Best known for his work in Future Cop and We'll Meet Again.