He started smoking at the age of 9 and by the eighties, he was smoking four packs a day. He eventually gave up smoking in 1994 to protect his voice. At that time, he was smoking two packs a day.
While growing up, he dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player. However, he eventually fell more in love with acting.
He started hard drinking at the age of 9 and by the age of 13 was using casual cannabis. But having lost two of his close friends to hard drugs, he never gave it a try.
