Specialised in playing Italian mobsters, including both John and Gene Gotti. Best known for his role as "Johnny Boy" Soprano on HBO's series The Sopranos.
Played over 2000 performances as 'Gyp DeCarlo' in the 1st National Tour of "Jersey Boys," which premiered at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco on December 10, 2006.
Graduated from Stanford in 1977 with a BA. Received his MFA from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Theatre Program in 1980, where he trained under the guidance of Ron Van Lieu, Olympia Dukakis and Nora Dunfee.