First appeared on stage at the age of 14, in Amahl and the Night Visitors
Was roommates with Bruce Paltrow in college
Studied acting in London for a time
Made his Broadway debut in The Man in the Glass Booth opposite Donald Pleasance in 1969
Has written poetry and novels, and tours in support of his books
His first wife founded the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation after she learned she had contracted HIV from a blood transfusion during childbirth; she unknowingly passed the virus on to her daughter, Ariel, and son, Jake