Occupation: Actor.
Birthday: Aug. 30, 1954.
Birthplace: New York City.
Current home: Santa Monica, Calif.
Marital status: Married to Liz Georges for 4 1/2 years.
Working on: I have two movies opening in August-“Heart and Souls” and “Searching for Bobby Fischer”-I’m shooting “Quiz Show,” and then I start work on “City Slickers II.” The nomination for best supporting actor in “Mr. Saturday Night” changed things for me. I never got sent this many scripts before.
The last good movie I saw was: “Bob Roberts.”
I stay home to watch: CNN. “Crossfire.
The book I’ve been reading is: “Pleading Guilty,” by Scott Turow.
Favorite pigout food: Fried rice.
People always think I’m: Jon Lovitz.
Favorite childhood memory: Playing with my dog, Mr. K. He was a beagle, and his ears were like a security blanket for me. Whenever I feel the ears of a beagle or a basset hound, I have a sense memory that takes me back to my childhood.
Prized possession: My home. It’s very modest, but we’ve sunk so much money in it.
Personal heroes: The 1969 New York Mets.
Every New Year’s I resolve: To be happier this year than I was the year before.
I’m better than anyone else when it comes to: Worrying.
I’d give anything to meet: Marlon Brando. He changed American acting.
A really great evening to me is: Going to the movies.
My fantasy is: I actually won an Oscar.
The one thing I can’t stand is: L.A. traffic.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Stupid, because I was in all the school productions.
The worst time of my life: Twelve years ago, when my career wasn’t going anywhere.
My friends like me because: They think I’m a mensch.
Behind my back, they say: “He’s so neurotic.”
If I wasn’t an actor, I’d be a: Psychotherapist.
My most humbling experience: All the rejection I had in my early years as an actor.
Two words that best describe me: Talented and open.
