Trivia

In his early days in Hollywood, he worked as a stand-in for children, something many little people in the town do. This inspired the plot for the Seinfeld (1989) episode "The Stand-In.".

Played David Spade's father in 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002) although he is actually four days younger than Spade.

Once, wore Bob Hope's Pants for a day. On an episode of La reportera del crimen (1984) his pants were labeled "Bob Hope, Son of Paleface 1957."

Was accidentally swept over a waterfall while filming "Conan" {1997}.

Graduate of Temple University: School of Communications and Theater, Philadelphia, PA.

Taught "Creative Dramatics" to the children at The Freedom Theater in Philadelphia.

Hollywood neighbors have included, blues legend Nina Simone, character actor John Randolph, actress Dyan Cannon, and Scooby-Doo composer Ben Raleigh.