Background
Van Patten was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Massapequa, New New York
Actor director writer film producer
Van Patten was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Massapequa, New New York
He graduated from Massapequa High School in 1977, in the same class as musician Brian Setzer and football player Brian Baldinger.
He has directed episodes of The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, Boardwalk Empire, Rome, The Pacific, Game of Thrones, Editor, and Sex and the City. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for portraying Salami on The White Shadow. He also played the villainous teenager Peter Stegman in Class of 1984 and Max Keller on The Master.