A champion surfer, he began surfing at age nine for Hobie surfboards. Also plays tennis, skis, lifts weights, makes pottery, writes, rides horseback, paints, plays concert piano and does stand-up comedy.
Makes appearances at science-fiction conventions and has his own fan club composed mostly of "Star Trek" fans.
Attended college and got a scholarship to Juilliard School in New York City. Graduated both with a B.A. in Theater Arts.
Starred in the exceedingly short-lived science-fiction television series The Phoenix (1981).
At the end of the school year in college, he entered a contest at the
American College Theater Festival in Washington, DC, which won for him the
Irene Ryan Award - Best Actor in the Western United States.