Birthday: May 16, 1947.
Birthplace: Bridgeport, Conn.
Occupation: Actor.
Current homes: Encino, Calif., and Redding, Conn.
Marital status: Married for five years to Shaw Purnell.
Child: Alexander John, 3. He likes to be called A.J.
Car: A 1984 Nissan Stanza.
Working on: Playing the father on ABC’s Life Goes On.
The last good movie I saw was: My Left Foot.
Favorite pigout food: Eastern European food, if it’s not too doughy.
Favorite performer: Lionel Barrymore. I loved the way he combined passion and subtlety.
Favorite childhood memory: My family moved around quite a bit in the late ’50s, and we’d drive across the country in our pickup truck. I’d sit in a chaise lounge in the back of the truck, watching the country roll by.
Every New Year’s I resolve: To get back to my fighting weight.
I’m better than anyone else when it comes to: Bragging about my son.
I’d give anything to meet: Mario Cuomo.
The worst part of my job is: Being locked into a particular character.
My fantasy is: I’m playing the best golf courses in the world, I’m on the sandiest beaches on the best islands, I’m with my friends and my family and everyone is happy.
If I could change one thing about myself: I’d be a little less emotional and a little more direct.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Not the brightest bulb in the sign. I wanted to have some fun.
My friends like me because: I try not to be a big shot.
Three words that best describe me: Truthful, generous, lucky.
