Birthday: Dec. 23.
Birthplace: New York City.
Occupation: Actor.
Current home: New York.
Marital status: Married to Eva LaRue Callahan for eight months.
Children: I have stepchildren from a previous marriage. They’re old enough not to want to see their ages in the paper.
Working on: I’m hosting “The 77th Annual Miss America Pageant,” which airs on ABC-TV on Sept. 13, with my wife, Eva; and I play Edmund Grey on “All My Children.”
Magazines I subscribe to: Many; I never miss the New York Times Sunday Magazine and I think Entertainment Weekly is a very witty industry magazine.
Favorite pigout food: I don’t overeat. But some really good Italian food is tempting.
Favorite performers: Charlie Chaplin and Meryl Streep.
Personal heroes: Ralph Nader, Mickey Mantle and the Duke.
I wish I could stop: Bigotry.
The worst advice my mother ever gave me: Don’t be as trusting as perhaps one could be.
The one thing I can’t stand: My tomato plants need way too much water, more than I could ever give them.
If I could change one thing about myself: I would have increased enlightenment.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Average.
My most irrational act: Drag-racing my car around town when I was a teenager until it blew up.
The worst time in my life: When I lost my job, broke up with a girl and had my car break down all within a month.
If I weren’t an actor, I: Would have finished my law pursuits.
If I’ve learned one thing in life, it’s: Carpe diem (Seize the day).
Major accomplishment: Being a good husband and stepfather.
The three words that best describe me: Loving, laughing and living.
