- Attended first two years of high school in Urbana, IL, and coedited a science-fiction newspaper with Roger Ebert.
- Received a scar on his chin in a bicycle accident in his mid-30s.
- Frequent narrator for PBS documentaries.
- Charter member of John Houseman's Acting Company, which also consisted of Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone.
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