He is a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Screen Actors Guild.
[3] Initially when he was cast in 1980, he was only supposed to be on the show for two weeks, but his role was expanded because of a lucky break with a storyline he was involved in with actor Anthony Geary.
From that point on he mainly concentrated on writing television and movie scripts while promoting them through his production company.
[citation needed] He was a standup comic at the famous Comedy Store on Sunset Strip where comedian Jimmie Walker used to introduce him as the "White Shadow".
Later on, as an assistant manager at Mann's Chinese Theatre, he hired actress Michele Greene for her first job.