Best known for performing the character of the radio operator in the science-fiction comedy movie “Spaceballs” starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman and Daphne Zuniga in 1987
He has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of California, Davis and obtained a master’s degree in fine arts from New York University's Tisch School of The Arts
He performed the character of Walter in the episode “Days of Wine and Roses” of the police procedural television series “The Mentalist” in 2013
On top of being an actor in films and on television, he is also a professional painter and is best friends with writer Scott Rubenstein