Birthday: Sept. 10, 1954.
Birthplace: Philadelphia.
Occupation: Actor, director and writer.
Current home: Baltimore and Toronto.
Marital status: Married to Heather Salmon for two years.
Children: Casandra, 13, and Michaela, 11.
Car: A 1994 green Toyota.
Working on: I play Detective Lewis on NBC-TV’s “Homicide: Life on the Street,” and I’m in preproduction for a movie, “Chalk Shadow,” that I wrote and will direct.
The last good movie I saw: “The Crucible.”
Nickname: CJ.
Favorite performer: Paul Robeson.
Favorite childhood memory: Travels with my mom with sandwiches made by my father.
Prized possession: My 1965 spring-wound Bolex camera.
Personal heroes: My parents and Muhammad Ali.
People always think I’m: Bryant Gumbel.
Nobody knows I’m: Worried about my weight.
I’ve never been able to: Understand women.
I’m better than anyone else when it comes to: Alibis.
I’d give anything to meet: Jesus Christ. I’d like to ask him why he sacrificed
his life.
The one thing I can’t stand: Fussiness.
The best time of my life: My early childhood, when I started acting at 9.
The worst time of my life: My divorce and custody battles.
If I wasn’t an actor, I’d be: Involved in some minor criminal activities.
Three words that best describe me: Happy, busy and loyal.
