| Born and raised on dairy farm in Lodi, Wisconsin |
| Dropped out of college to tour with rock group as lead singer and guitarist |
| Spent two summers at Barn Theater in Michigan |
| Started singing leads in local musicals when he was age 12 |
1977 | Moved to New York |
1977 | Off-Broadway debut in revue "A Bistro Car on the CNR" |
1978 | Made Broadway debut in "I Love My Wife" |
1978 | Played lead in the Washington, DC production of the stage musical "The Robber Bridegroom" |
1979 | Landed starring role as Luke Duke on long-running CBS comedy series "The Dukes of Hazzard" |
1983 | Reprised role of Luke Duke (voice only) for animated series "The Dukes" |
1984 | Made TV-movie debut in "Burning Rage" |
1986 | Had lead role in "Carousel" in a stage production at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC |
1987 | Recorded single "A Little Bit Closer" which yielded a top-five country video |
1987 | Reunited with "Hazzard's" co-star John Schneider for TV-movie "Christmas Comes to Willow Creek" |
1988 | Starred in short-lived dramatic TV series "Blue Skies" (CBS) |
1989 | Was a regular on the short-lived CBS series "Peaceable Kingdom" |
1991 | Pursued an active country singing career, touring with his Full Moon band and making solo appearances with symphony orchestras in Cincinnati and Toronto |
1991 | Returned to Broadway after 13 years to star in "City of Angels" |
1995 | Was a regular on the CBS sitcom "Cybill"; played one of the star's ex-husbands |
1997 | Reprised role of Luke Duke in the TV-movie "The Dukes of Hazzard Reunion" (CBS) |
1999 | Returned to the stage to star opposite Bernadette Peters in a revival of Irving Berlin's "Annie Get Your Gun"; earned Tony nomination; later toured with show; returned to the Broadway production in June 2001 |
2000 | Again played Luke Duke in "The Dukes of Hazzard - Hazzards in Hollywood" (CBS) |
2001 | Briefly joined the cast of the ABC daytime serial "All My Children" |
2002 | Made NYC cabaret appearance at Arci's Place |
2005 | Appeared in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Glengarry Glen Ross" as the browbeaten customer James Lingk |
2008 | Acted in "Bonneville" with Joan Allen, Kathy Bates and Jessica Lange |
2008 | Played the father in the Broadway musical "A Catered Affair"; earned a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Musical |
2010 | Cast in supporting role opposite Josh Brolin and John Malkovich in "Jonah Hex" |
2011 | Cast in a supporting role opposite Colin Firth and Orlando Bloom in the small-town drama "Main Street" (lensed 2010) |
