Grew up in Queens, New York

Started acting in commercials in the third grade

Professional acting debut in PBS' "American Playhouse" version of "Pudd'nhead Wilson"

Feature acting debut in "Flamingo Kid"

Appeared in "Come Back, Little Sheba"

Became company member of the Mirror Repertory Company

Played recurring character Kevin Gibson on the CBS daytime soap, "As the World Turns"

Broadway debut, "The Real Thing"

Played John F Kennedy in the TV movie "The Kennedys of Massachusetts"

Cast as ensemble member on the hit NBC series "Wings"

Starred in the feature comedy "Sour Grapes"

Returned to weekly series work as the star of the fall sitcom "Cursed" (NBC); also served as an executive producer

Executive produced, wrote and co-starred in the Showtime movie "Club Land", about father and son talent agents

Portrayed Berger in the L.A. Reprise! staging of "Hair"; production was so successful it was remounted for a return engagement at the Wilshire Theater

In fall, joined cast of the ABC drama "Once and Again"

Made Broadway debut replacing Matthew Broderick as Leo Bloom in the hit musical "The Producers"

Played Los Angeles District Attorney David Franks in ABC's "The D.A."

Co-starred with Alan Cummings in Showtime's movie adaptation of "Reefer Madness," an off-Broadway musical that was itself based on a hysterical 1930s film

Cast as a network chairman in "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," (NBC)