Shaved his scraggly beard for the character Ogre in Revenge of the Nerds (1984). The casting directors thought that made him too old to be a college student.
Went into the brewing business, as co-owner of "Trader Todd's Adventure Beer". He appeared as their spokesman and was on the label of "Ogre Beer Lyte" (an oxymoron).
Attended the University of New Mexico and the University of San Diego.
Also well remembered as Jackson, the tough martial arts fighter and ally of Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport (1988).
Is a Brother in the New Mexico Alpha chapter of Phi Delta Theta at the University of New Mexico.
Attended and graduated Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California.