(1967-1971) Second baseman for Baltimore Orioles farm team.
Played five seasons of minor-league baseball in the Baltimore Orioles
farm system; highest level reached was with the Rochester Red Wings in
the Triple-A International League.
Told the AFI in "Private Screenings" that Disney's "Treasure Island" and "A Man Called Peter" are his favorite films.
Mentor to Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of "All Souls."
He will direct the feature adaptation of Michael Patrick MacDonald's
memoir "All Souls: A Family Story from Southie" for Crossroad
Films.
Often casts actor and longtime friend Eloy Casados in supporting roles (Under Fire, The Best of Times, Blaze, White Men Can't Jump, Cobb, Play It to the Bone, Hollywood Homicide).