He was born on October 10, 1947 in Alexandria, Virginia, and is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts.

His television credits include the 2003 Kennedy Center Honors, "Recording the Producers" (a documentary for PBS), Queer as Folk, Murder, She Wrote, Cheers, Sisters, Arli$$, and Saved by the Bell.

He performed in the chorus of Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording.

Broadway Theatre Credits

• La Cage aux Folles (revival) (2004)
• Funny Girl (benefit concert) (2002)
• The Producers (2001)
• Beauty and the Beast (1994)
• Doonesbury (1983)
• The Moony Shapiro Songbook (1981)
• Annie (1977 - 1983)
• Something's Afoot (1976)
• 1776 (1969 - 1972)

National Tours

• Beauty and the Beast
• Les Misérables
• Legends! (with Mary Martin and Carol Channing)

Awards and Nominations

• 2001 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical (The Producers) (winner)
• 2001 Outer Critics Circle Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical (The Producers) (winner)
• 2001 Drama Desk Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical (The Producers) (winner)
• 1994 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Beauty and the Beast) (nominee)