When he was hired for Beakman's World (1992), he thought he would be operating a puppet named Lester the Rat. He was surprised to find that he would be wearing a rat suit.
He earned his pilot's license when he was only 16 years old. He paid for his flying lessons with a one-man magic act.
He began working with puppets when he was a teenager, assisting his parents on their TV shows. He earned a degree in English literature at Harvard.