Did not have any interest in acting until a friend of his pressured him to go down to the audition and was chosen out of 4,000 for the role of Richard Lestrange in The Blue Lagoon (1980).
Was teaching sailing in Rye, New York when he landed his first role as Richard Lestrange in The Blue Lagoon (1980).
Has his own sporting goods company, Rocky River Outdoor
Products.
Hit #71 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1982 with the song
"How Can I Live Without Her", which appeared in the film The Pirate Movie (1982).
