Holds a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in Directing for Stage and Screen, both from the University of Wisconsin in Madison
Was a cast member of Mystery Science Theater 3000 longer than anyone else, playing Tom Servo for nine years.
Went to a movie every day in 2001. He wrote a book about his travels throughout the world while watching movies, entitled, "A Year at the Movies - One Man's Filmgoing Oddyssey".