Claims that after doing Revenge of the Nerds (1984), everyday of his life someone recognizes him as Booger (although he says this does not bother him in the least).
Attended and graduated from Berkley High School in Berkley, Michigan (1972).
Best known for his famous line in Risky Business (1983): "Sometimes, you just gotta say, WTF!".
Is an investitured member of the Baker Street Irregulars, the literary society dedicated to Sherlock Holmes. In 2006, he was given the investiture "An Actor, and a Rare One", which had previously been the investiture of Richard B. Shull.
Classmates with musician Marshall Crenshaw. They both graduated from Berkley High School in Berkley, Michigan.
After high school, he auditioned for, attended and graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art (in Rochester, Michigan), which is also the alma mater of Robert Englund, Richard Riehle and Jayne Houdyshell.
Attended and graduated from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.
Has appeared as "that guy" in the 1980s montage commercial for Progressive Insurance.