I graduated from Stanford University with a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1982. (I have a BSEE from Lehigh University) I went to work for AT&T Bell Laboratories where I worked as a part of the team that designed the world's first 32-bit Microprocessor. I then moved to the Silicon Valley (San Jose, California) where I worked at VLSI Technology as a computer chip designer. During my 6 years at VLSI I designed more than 50 Standard and ASIC Designs many of which are still out there today.
After winning the 16th Annual San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1991, I turned in my chips for a microphone. I went on to be the $100,000 Grand Champion on "Star Search" in 1993. I have had numerous television appearances including "The Tonight Show" on NBC, CNN's "The Larry King Show", MTV's "Half Hour Comedy Hour", and A&E's "Evening at the Improv". Nowadays, you can catch me headlining comedy clubs from the "Improvisation" to "Catch-A-Rising Star" across the country.
You most likely have seen me as the star of fifteen national commercials for Budweiser Beer. I play the Bud delivery guy who mans the "freshness hotline" and protects the world against "skunky" beer. I can also be seen in commercials for 7-11, Franco-American Ravioli, Little Caesar's Pizza, ServiStar Hardware, and United Airlines.
In the movies, I am currently starring in the award winning independent feature "Don: Plain & Tall". It's the story of an engineer who tosses it all away to become a stand-up comic (sound familiar?) "Don: Plain & Tall" was awarded "Best Feature -Comedy" at the Back East Film Festival. The movie will be showing in other film festivals throughout the year. I have also appeared in the feature ength films: "Air Bud III..World Pup", "Life Without Dick", "Macon County Jail", "Party Crashers", and "Fanatics". I have guest starred on the TV series "Star Trek: Voyager", "Babylon 5", "City Guys", and "Step by Step". I have also been profiled in both "Entertainment Weekly" and "TV Guide".
I have not lost contact with my high-tech roots. I have performed over 300 shows for major corporations around the United States including IBM, Apple, Sun Microsystems, and Cisco (See " Corporate Comedy "). My corporate show utilizes my unique background to take a lighthearted look at computers, technology, and the high-tech life. My PowerPoint slides are like none you've ever seen. I am the only comedian that references "Avagadro's Number", "DRAM", "XML", and Beta tests all my jokes.