In an interview on "The Movie Hour" podcast, he said the initial "L" in his name stands for the first high school he went to in Lamar, Missouri. Since his letter jacket had the word "Lamar" on the back of it rather than his last name, that's the nickname everyone in his new school called him.
Yes, to Kathleen Gordon since November 7, 2009. He was married to Cheryl Davis from July 9, 1993 to March 29, 2007 and Janie Sharpe from March 21, 1987 to July 5, 1993.