2001 | Had supporting role as a hot-tempered newsman in the ABC summer series "The Beast" |
2000 | Directed the 13-minute short film "By Courier"; earned Oscar nomination for Best Short Film-Live Action |
2000 | Joined cast of the HBO series "The Sopranos" in a recurring role |
2000 | Acted in "Traffic" |
1998 | Co-starred in the well-received independent film "Jerry and Tom" |
1997 | Returned to Broadway as star of David Mamet's "The Old Neighborhood" |
1997 | Appeared in the Showtime TV-movie "North Shore Fish" |
1997 | Returned to the stage as co-star of the Broadway production "An American Daughter", by Wendy Wasserstein |
1994 | Had feature role in "The Mask" as a policman chasing Jim Carrey |
1993 | Played Herbie opposite Bette Midler's Rose in the CBS remake of "Gypsy" |
1993 | Received Emmy nomination for his supporting performance in "Barbarians at the Gates" (HBO) |
1992 | Series regular on "The Middle Ages", a CBS-TV drama |
1989 | Portrayed noted photographer W Eugene Smith in the "American Masters" (PBS) segment "W Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult" |
1988 | Starred as a pickle salesman in love with Amy Irving's book editor in Joan Micklin Silver's "Crossing Delancey" |
1987 | Starred in the Broadway show "The Nerd" |
1984 | Sang and appeared in the CBS miniseries "ELlis Island" |
1984 | TV dramatic debut as the young Richard M. Nixon in "Concealed Enemies" (PBS) |
1983 | Starred opposite Burt Lancaster in "Local Hero" |
1979 | First collaboration with Joan Micklin Silver, "Chilly Scenes of Winter/Head Over Heels" |
1978 | First appearance in feature film, "National Lampoon's Animal House", playing one of the fraternity house residents |
| Film debut in the short "A Director Talks About His Film" |
1976 | Appeared Off-Broadway in David Mamet's "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" |
1975 | Off-Broadway debut in "Dance with Me" |
| Cast as Chico Marx in a Philadelphia production of "Minnie's Boys"; obtained Equity card |
1971 | Performed with "War Babies" improvisational comedy group |
1971 | Decided to become an actor on New Year's Day |
| Worked as an eighth grade teacher, social worker and political aide to Bella Abzug during her 1970 campaign |
