Background
He was born in Great Neck, New New York
He was born in Great Neck, New New York
He moved to the city to attend Columbia University, where he majored in English. During his senior year, he began entertaining at children"s parties as a musical clown. This became a career for him, along with a cable children"s show which he wrote and starred in.
He is the author of the children"s books The Gadget Factor (1984), and Castaways on Chimp Island (1986).