He attended Western Michigan University, where he studied Public Relations and Journalism.
He is a liberal Democrat.
He left acting to open up his own cheese shop called "Itty's Cheese" in California, USA. He also sells cheese at farmers markets.
He is originally from Michigan, then he moved to Chicago where he acted in some stage plays, before moving to Los Angeles, California in 2001 for more acting work in television commercials, guest-starring on television shows, and feature films.
He named his cheese shop "Itty's Cheese", because his nickname was "Itty" growing up, since he wasn't tall.
He worked at a Four Seasons hotel in California for many years. He said his favorite moment there was rubbing sunscreen on Grace Jones. He also said that one of the nicest people he met there was Judi Dench.
He is openly gay, and his partner since 2011 is real estate agent Brendhan Springe.