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| Heard by a passing nun while singing in a locker room shower as an eighth grader; nun urged his mother to enter him in singing competitions | |
| Raised in Long Island, New York | |
| Traveled to Florence, Italy to study with opera great Tito Gobbi | |
| Won two statewide opera-singing contests | |
| 1972 | Stage debut at age 19 with the Lyric Opera Company, Long Island (date approximate) |
| 1977 | TV debut in "Contract on Cherry Street", an NBC TV-movie starring Frank Sinatra |
| 1978 | Moved to California |
| 1979 | Co-starred as the villain in "The Legend of the Golden Gun", an NBC Western TV-movie-cum-busted pilot |
| 1981 | Debut as a TV series regular, played Vito Genovese on NBC's short-lived "The Gangster Chronicles" |
| 1984 | Screen acting debut in "City Heat" |
| 1985 | First substantial film role, "The Goonies" |
| 1988 | Gained notice with portrayal of fictional terrorist Salim Ajami in the CBS political courtroom drama "Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami" |
| 1989 | Feature debut in a lead role, portrayed ruthless drug kingpen Franz Sanchez in "Licence to Kill", the second Timothy Dalton James Bond film |
| 1989 | Had a recurring role late in run of the TV series "Wiseguy" |
| 1996 - 2000 | Debut as a TV series lead, co-starred as FBI Agent Bailey Malone on NBC's crime drama "Profiler" |
| 2005 | Cast opposite Usher in Ron Underwood's crime drama "In The Mix" |
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