Raised in South Pasadena, California

Was member of acting company at Theater at Monmouth Company, Monmouth, Maine

Stage debut in the off-Broadway production "Poor Little Lambs"

Film debut, "Risky Business"

Breakthrough role as Serge in "Beverly Hills Cop"

Co-starred in short-lived NBC sitcom "Sara"

Played Balki Bartomous on ABC sitcom "Perfect Strangers"

Co-starred in "Second Sight"

Played multiple roles in the comic TV-movie "Jury Duty: The Comedy" (ABC)

Made Broadway debut in "Zoya's Apartment"

Played title role in the feature "Blame It on the Bellboy"

Starred in short-lived CBS sitcom "The Trouble With Larry"

Returned as Serge in "Beverly Hills Cop III"

Starred in ABC miniseries "Stephen King's The Langoliers"

Joined cast of ABC sitcom "Step by Step"

Starred in the CBS sitcom "Meego"

Cast as Stan Laurel in "Laurel and Hardy: For Love or Mummy"

Made musical debut in the stage revue "Putting It Together"; production taped for airing as a pay-per-view special before being released on video

Appeared in the New York Shakespeare Festival's Central Park staging of "The Winter's Tale"

Acted on the London stage in the two-character piece "Stones in His Pocket"