| Was admitted to the University of Omaha at age 17, without finishing high school. |
| An avid sailor, he bought an 82-foot ketch called Tatoosh with the profits from 1969's acclaimed Easy Rider. |
| Shot himself in the stomach at age 10; years later, while on an acid trip with John Lennon, he told the Beatles member, "I know what it's like to be dead," which reportedly inspired the Revolv |
| Wife Portia Rebecca Crockett is a direct descendant of Davy Crockett. |
| In 1961, made his Broadway debut in Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole. |
| During his stint in college, starred in an Omaha Playhouse production of Harvey. |