Won music talent contest at age 17

Acted in Atlanta theater before moving to New York

Changed name from Robert to Brad when he found there already was an Equity actor with his name

New York stage debut in "Crystal and Fox"

TV movie debut in "Sole Survivor"

Appeared on TV soap "How to Survive a Marriage" for ten months

Film acting debut in "Midnight Express"

Joined Alcoholics Anonymous and gave up drug use

Played an AIDS activist in off-Broadway play, "The Normal Heart"

Starred in the title role in the mini-series "Robert Kennedy and His Times"

Tested HIV-positive when he donated blood to a hospital

Appeared in last role in cable TV drama, "A Habitation of Dragons"