On the television series "Cheers," he portrayed the leader of Frasier's "low self-esteem" group. At the time, he was a practicing clinical psychologist.
After portraying Barry Buntrock - the "brains" of the outfit - on the children's television series "Wonderbug", he went on to receive a Ph.D. and become a Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University.
Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Los Angeles, California. (2008)