- His great-grandparents were immigrants from Switzerland.
- At the age of 12 he performed a Houdini great-escape act with chains, handcuffs, a box and locks.
- Parents, grand parents, and great grandparents were preachers.
- Was the Chief Editor of The Vignette, a short story magazine at Villanova University.
- Lectured at Georgia Tech on the film business.
- Taught rock guitar to children.
- Trained at the famous Groundlings School of Improv on Melrose Blvd in Hollywood.
- Camped a week in remote Southern Venezuela fishing for bass but catching piranha and dodging crocodiles instead.
- Spent Halloween eve in Salem Massachusetts in 1992, the 300th anniversary of the witch trials; and then went to a Catholic church the next morning to ward off any spells.
- Built a makeshift raft and floated down the Mississippi River near Mark Twain's house.
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