- Because of the service-wide interest in his acting career while on active duty, more articles in magazines within the Coast Guard were published about him than any other individual in the history of the Coast Guard.
- Has 3 children: Alyse, Zach & Julia.
- Retired in 2001 after 21 years of active military service in the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Was a highly-decorated Senior Chief Petty Officer (E-8) with the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Trained at the Groundlings and Acme Comedy Theater in Los Angeles.
- Was originally cast in a role that involved a fight scene with Steven Seagal in the movie, "On Deadly Ground" but was released when the script was rewritten & the scene was deleted.
- Was cast in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me", but was unable to work on the film due to commitments with the Coast Guard.
- While on duty with the Coast Guard in Alaska, took the initial phone call that the Exxon Valdez had run aground.
- While in the Coast Guard, was involved in one of the largest marijuana drug busts in U.S. history (75 tons).
- Pursued acting the last 10 years of his active duty military career with the U.S. Coast Guard.
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