* Cardinal Hayes H.S. (Bronx) Alumni include Regis Philbin, George Carlin, and
Martin Scorcese, Kevin Loughery.
* City College of New York
* After seeing Marlon Brando in the film "On the Waterfront", decided to become
an actor
* Actors Studio Lifetime Member
* American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
* American Musical and Dramatic Academy
* Acting teachers
* Lee Strasberg at Carnegie Hall Studios
* Warren Robertson Ernie Martin, Phillip Burton Sal Dano Most influential teacher
is Milton Katselas at Beverly Hills Playhouse.
* First Extra job on commercial "L& M Cigarettes" -sailor
* First Extra job on film 'The Group"- Army officer
* First Stage play was "The Time of your Life" by William Saroyan.
* First Soap Opera "As the World Turns"
* First Actors Equity role was "Seiko" in "Teahouse of the August Moon"
* First Soft drink commercial was "Tab". He was seen by director Harold Becker's
producer while working as a waiter at "Maxwell's Plum" and hired because they
were looking for a "Jean Paul Belmondo" type
* First Beer commercial was Schaeffer. Others include American, Ballatine, Budweiser,
Coors, Miller, Narragansett, Old Milwaukee, and Utica Club
* First Cigarette Commercial-"Century Cigarettes"-Hannibal
* First Cigar Commercial - Roitan- Mountain climber
* First musical "By Jupiter"-Hercules
* First Musical Variety show "The Gary Moore Show". Hired as a gypsy dancer while
working as waiter at "Maxwell's Plum"
* First Opera -"Samson & Delilah" Metropolitan Opera House-NY
* First lead role in television series "NYPD" 1968 as Big John"
* First lead role in Summer Stock -"Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter"
* First Television pilot in NY was "Rome Sweet Rome"
* First Television pilot in Los Angeles "Spiderman"
* First Lead role in TV series in Los Angeles "The Rockford Files"
* First Nude role "Strip Bare-ly Legal"-Hudson Theatre Los Angeles
* First Rock Video "Don't Argue" Cabaret Voltaire -Sheriff
* First bed scene nude woman "Girls are For Loving" with Cheri Caffaro
* Second bed scene with nude woman HBO "The Edge" with Kelly Lynch
* Most Favorite gangster role "Dark Justice" -Mario
* Most Favorite stage role "Beepity-Beep" in "Marlon Brando Sat Right Here"
* Most favorite detective role "Night of the Warrior" with Lorenzo Lamas
* Most successful Play "Grandma Sylvia's Funeral" as co-writer and original cast
member
* Most favorite Russian role "MacGyver" -lieutenant
* Most Famous Commercial-Micrin Mouthwash' Construction tells friend, "My sister
won't go out with you because you have bad breath"
* Most famous movie in 1970's "The Godfather"
* Most famous movie in 1990's "The Usual Suspects"
* Most famous line in film "Did he say Keyser Soze?"
* Most famous address 12306 6th Helena Drive-adjacent to Marilyn Monroe house
* Winner as Bachelor number one on The Dating Game
* Loser on "The Grudge Match"
* Series regular "Forever"-syndicated
* Most famous gangster in "Lansky"-Salvatore Marazano
* Last Commercial "Lincoln Financial
* Currently teaches acting at Theatre of Arts in Los Angeles was formerly with
Lee Strasberg Institute. Left because of artistic differences
