Starting acting at age 12, mostly at The Loft Studio (date approximate)

Produced, wrote, directed, and apppeared in his own film, "Nobody's Hero", at age 13 (date approximate)

Competed as a heavyweight wrestler in high school

Read for a part in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Outsiders"

Feature acting debut in Coppola's "Rumble Fish"

Starred with Tom Cruise and Craig T. Nelson in "All the Right Moves"

First starring role, "The Wild Life"

Had a supporting role as Willard in "Footloose," about a city boy, played by Kevin Bacon, who comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned

Worked with brother Sean Penn in James Foley's "At Close Range"

Played Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs"

Co-starred with Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette in "True Romance"; written by Quentin Tarantino

Cast in the Robert Altman film "Short Cuts"; which follows 22 Los Angeles residents whose lives intersect over the course of a few days.

Cast in the film "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar"

Featured in the drama "Mulholland Falls"

Cast in the comedy "Rush Hour"

Starred in the comedy "Corky Romano"

Cast as regular Waylon Shaw on the CBS drama "The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire"

Featured in the big screen adaption of the 70's cop series "Starsky & Hutch"

Appeared in the drama, "Holly" about child trafficking in Cambodia; film released after his death