Between 1987 and 1999 Munchkin wrote, produced and/or directed in more than 20 movies and television shows primarily in the adventure genre including Guardian Angel (1994), with Cynthia Rothrock, Evil Obsession (1996),[1] Fists of Iron (1995),[2] Ring of Fire (1991),[3] L.A. Heat (1999).
Making about $100 or $200 a week,[7] Munchkin was able to put himself through Columbia College in Chicago where he received a BA in Theater Arts by playing backgammon and poker professionally.
After graduating from college in the late 1970s, he moved to Las Vegas and worked as a dealer and occasional pit boss at The Castaways Casino.
[8] In it he chronicles his interviews with some of the most famous gamblers in the world including Doyle Brunson, Tommy Hyland and Chip Reese.
Gambling Wizards: Conversations with the World's Greatest Gamblers Huntington Press, April 2003, ISBN 978-0-929712-05-5 Blackjack Forum Interviews with Tommy Hyland, Al Francesco, among others.