In the Stephen King TV series Golden Years (1991) he had to endure
6 hours of makeup each day to play a 70-year-old janitor.
His surname, Szarabajka, means "Grey Tale" in Polish.
Trained with the Organic Theater in Chicago between 1972 and 1978.
Other alumni actors included Joe Mantegna, John Heard and Dennis Franz.
Has two sons, Caleb and Jack.
Studied at both the University of Chicago and Trinity University in San
Antonio, Texas.
Is the second voice actor to voice Vanderkam in the Xenosaga video game
series. Bob Papenbrook was the first voice actor to voice Vanderkam.
As of 2022, he has appeared in two films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Missing (1982) and Argo (2012), with the latter being a winner in the category.