Graduated from St. Bonaventure University with a BA Degree in Modern Languages and minors in History and Political Science.
Holds a Master of Arts Degree in German Language and Literature from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
Studied for 2 years at the University of Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria.
Has traveled extensively through out Europe. His favorite cities are Salzburg, Vienna, Berlin, Prague, Seville, Amsterdam, Edinburgh and Galway.
Speaks fluent German, and has a working knowledge of Spanish, Danish and Dutch.
Lived in San Francisco where he studied at the American Conservatory Theater and Berkeley Repertory Theater and performed in numerous plays through out the Bay Area.
Met Miep Gies while rehearsing the role of Peter Van Pels in "The Diary of Anne Frank.".