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Occupation: Actor.

Birthday: Jan. 15, 1968.

Birthplace: Dayton.

Current address: Los Angeles.

Marital status: Single.

Car: A black 1991 Ford Explorer.

Working on: Playing Jessie on ”Life Goes On,” on ABC-TV.

The book I`ve been reading is: ”Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah,” by Richard Bach.

Nickname: When I play hockey, they call me Express.

Favorite performer: Gerard Depardieu.

Nobody knows I`m: Rob Lowe`s brother.

I`d give anything to have met: Martin Luther King Jr.

A really great evening to me is: Going to see a play, then having a late dinner with friends.

My fantasy is: I`m doing a love scene with Robin Wright, and then I have a big confrontational scene with William Hurt, who plays my father.

The one thing I can`t stand is: Call waiting.

People who knew me in high school thought I was: Non-existent. I felt like I didn`t fit in.

I knew I was a grownup when I: Finally understood Dr. Seuss.

My most irrational act: Gathering signatures for a petition to have my 6th-grade principal removed.

The best time of my life: Any time I`m fishing with my three brothers.

If I weren`t an actor, I`d love to be: A hockey player, having battles royal with Mike Keenan as to why he doesn`t start me.

If I`ve learned one thing in life, it`s: Live in the present moment.

Major accomplishment: Having the courage to pursue my dream of being an actor and graduating from high school as valedictorian. I was ready to drop out a couple of times because I was bored and extremely undisciplined.

My most humbling experience: Going up on a line in my debut on a New York stage. The play was ”Grotesque Love Songs.”

When people first meet me, they think I`m: Earnest.

The words that best describe me: Well-intended, potentially talented and somewhat honest.