He died at the age of 28, just when he had a decent role in his decade-long acting career. He acted with Jim Carrey in a TV movie Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992) that earned Emmy nominations in three major categories, including Outstanding TV movie. He died a month before the movie aired.
He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
He attended Bishop Manogue High School, Reno, Nevada, but he left it to move to Burbank, California where he graduated from Providence High School.
He was a native of Oakland California and came from a family of three brothers (John, Mike, Brian) and three sisters (Debbie, Kathy, Susan). His parents were Walter and Lillian.
He is buried at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Sparks, Nevada.
He was a member of the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, North Hollywood, California.
He graduated from Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Reno, Nevada.