(1970) He joined the ACT (American Conservatory Theatre) in San Francisco, California. He acted at the San Diego Shakespeare Festival in the roles of Demetrius in William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer's Night Dream;" Lucentio in "The Taming of the Shrew and Menas in "Antony and Cleopatra," in San Diego, California. At the Seattle Repertory Theatre in Seattle, Washington, he played Camille in "A Flea in Her Ear;" Sandy in "Hay Fever" and La Fleche in "The Miser." He performed in summer stock companies with the Seattle A's Contemporary Theatre in Seattle, Washington. He graduated from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.