He was named by his mother Gypsy Rose Lee and her then-husband, Alexander Kirkland.
[3][4] He was the only nephew of actress June Havoc, Gypsy Rose Lee's younger sister.
[5] In January 2020, he presented a 45-minute multimedia documentary presentation, from Gypsy Rose Lee's 17 volumes of scrapbooks, 16-millimeter films, newsreels, home movies, and television shows, followed by an open-ended Q&A session.
In 1967, he married flight attendant Barbara van Nattem, but the marriage ended in divorce.
[5] In 1971, he was married to his second wife, Brigid Guinan,[5] moved to San Francisco,[10][11] and his son was 3 years old.