Biografie

Studied marine biology at Orange Coast College, where he met his wife, Cathi.

Chosen for the title role on The Tick (2001), the short-lived, live-action series due to his size. The producers were astonished by the size of the "crater" he left in the couch when he came in to discuss the role.

Plays "Patrick...your flight attendant" on Soarin' at Walt Disney World' EPCOT and Soarin' Over California at Disney's California Adventure

Dropped the puck to start the game after the New Jersey Devils raised their 1995 Stanley Cup banner as the "face Painter" character from Seinfeld (1989).

Although he is well known for his height and hugely broad frame, he has said that he was rather short and slender in his teenage years.

I've actually become much, much dumber through being married and having these children. I find that I'm not half as sharp that I once was. I can't even help them with their 4th and 5th grade vocabulary and math work at this point.

The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.

I believe I'm doing the right thing in trying to step away from that and to take chances and work on little independent films and do stuff like that wild dance scene.

I do believe that we have the opportunity to continue - I repeat myself over and over again with this - to redefine and reinvent ourselves and as long as we do that, then I think we've got some pretty good odds in our favor, because we're not always presenting the same thing.

I have a family to support. And I'm not always going to be doing exactly what I want to do.