- Directed by 2-time Tony winner Des MacAnuff (Jersey Boys, The Who's Tommy, Big River) in the world premiere of Zhivago; The Musical, at the La Jolla Playhouse.
- In the course of one year, portrayed Vincent van Gogh, Charlemagne, and Laurence Olivier.
- Born in 1960 on an American army base in Landsthul, Germany.
- Oddest jobs growing up were diving for sunken golf balls, cutting railroad ties, and unloading nitroglycerin.
- Related to the "father of American music", Stephen Foster (Camptown Races, Oh! Sussanna).
- Related to Ralph Waldo Emerson, iconic American poet and leader of the Transcendentalist movement of the 19th century.
- Was directed by series star Simon Baker in an episode of "The Mentalist.".
- Attended Eastern New Mexico University, in a "dry" county, for 2 long months.
- Met "The Devil You Know" writing partner, Larry Poindexter, while they were acting in a production of "Tender is the Night" at the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles in 1995.
- Grandfather Ray Foster was the lead vocalist, clarinetist and organist with the Ronnie Klaus Band.
- First job was washing dishes in a dinner theatre in Albuquerque.
- Played nine different characters in the first Los Angeles-produced mounting of the rock musical, "Spring Awakening," which featured Lindsay Pearce and Janel Parrish.
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