| While waiting for his big break, held various positions to pay the bills, including pretzel vendor and Good Humor Man. |
| After a falling out in Hollywood because of a reputation for being difficult to work with, became a professional boxer from 1991 to '95. |
| After his parents divorced in 1959, moved with his mother to Miami Beach, where he took up boxing. |
| Attended the Actors Studio in New York and was a student of the acclaimed acting teacher Lee Strasberg. |
| First film role was as Pvt. Reese in Steven Spielberg's 1941. |