Birthday: July 8, 1967.
Birthplace: New York City.
Occupation: Actor.
Current home: Los Angeles.
Marital status: Single.
Car: I’m not really a Beemer guy but I do drive an old BMW.
Working on: I play the smarmy prosecutor on “NYPD Blue” on ABC-TV and, on “ER” on NBC-TV, I play a psychologist who is constantly letting people go who then get into trouble. And I’m making a film called “Dancing About Architecture.” The title comes from a line in the movie, “Talking about love is like dancing about architecture.” It stars Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands and Dennis Quaid. And I’m testing for a pilot that’s like “Friends” meets “thirtysomething.”
Favorite pigout food: Chocolate-covered almonds. I fill up five bags at the movie theater.
Favorite performer: Charlie Chaplin.
Prized possession: My grandfather’s Oscar. He was Sidney Buchman and he won it for writing the screenplay for “Here Comes Mr. Jordan.”
Personal heroes: I grew up in a film family, so my heroes are (Martin) Scorsese and (Francis Ford) Coppola.
If I could do it over: I’d enjoy the ride a little more.
The worst advice my mother ever gave me: “Go to law school.”
The one thing I can’t stand: Long, rambling messages on my answering machine.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Really confident.
My most irrational act: Buying my two dogs. They’re yellow Labs. But at the time I had no money or time to take care of them. Now they’re my heart. One is named Oakley after Charles Oakley and the other is Taylor after Lawrence Taylor.
If I weren’t an actor: I’d be directing.
If I’ve learned one thing in life: It’s all happening the way it’s supposed to.
Most humbling experience: On my first audition, I tripped over the camera and broke my ankle.
The three words that best describe me: Enthusiastic, neurotic and giving.
