Joel and his wife have two children; a daughter Lydia born in 2001 and
a son Ryan born in 2003
Met his wife, Jill Ruemke Schmidt, while they performed the leads Emile
& Nellie in the musical South Pacific at the Riverside Dinner Theatre
in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Was the 1982 Senior Class President of Montgomery Blair High School in
Silver Spring, Maryland
Was cast as the Thomas Putnam cover by Australian director Bruce Beresford in the 1999 Washington National Opera production of The Crucible at the Kennedy Center. He went on 3 times for Victor Benedetti who was cast in the role.
Was called back for the role of Curly in the 2001, Trevor Nunn directed Broadway revival of Oklahoma that ultimately went to Patrick Wilson.