Married Dana Stanley in New York City's Central Park. Dana is the executive director of Project ALS, an organization that raises money to study cures for Lou Gehrig's disease.
Father, Samuel, was a jeweler in Princeton, New Jersey. He passed away in 1998. His mother, Alice, was a homemaker. His sister, Joanne, also is a homemaker.
Studied pre-law at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois but took a year off before going to law school to try his hand at acting. He worked in the theatre for 10 years before getting his break on tv.
Best friend is George Clooney.
Graduate of Pennsbury High School in Levittown, PA.