Born and raised in Cleveland, OH

Moved to NYC to study acting

Feature film debut, "Truckin' Buddy McCoy"

Appeared regularly throughout the US as performance artist

TV debut, guest appearance on "Hooperman" (ABC)

TV-movie debut "The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick"

One of four performance artists denied a grant by the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) on grounds of obscenity due to subject matter (homosexuality, feminism, politics, etc.) in July

Filed lawsuit with Holly Hughes, Tim Miller and Karen Finley seeking to overturn NEA decision in September

Lawsuit amended to challenge NEA's 'general standards of decency' policy in March

US District court judge struck down decency language as unconstitutional in June

NEA settled out of court; agreed to pay four performance artists a total of $252,000 in June

Joined cast of ABC's "Murder One" as administrative assistant to defense attorney Theodore Hoffman

Had supporting role in the UPN series "Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer"

Premiered one-person show "Dirt" in L.A.