Biographie

John Travolta encouraged him to become a pilot and he has a license to fly a jet.

Godmother of his daughter Sophia is Mariska Hargitay.

Accepted the honors at his old alma mater (St. Stephens and St. Agnes School in Alexandria) as the 1978 undefeated football team for which he quarterbacked was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Daughter Sophia Eva Pietra, born in Los Angeles on March 23, 2001. Son Dante Amadeo, born in New York on January 2, 2004. Both were born by a surrogate mother.

Used to work as a bouncer, a bartender, and a personal trainer before launching his acting career.

(On whether or not he's sick of talking about his Oz (1997) co-star, Lee Tergesen): "Talking about Lee is like eating a big fat chocolate sundae. I know it's bad for me, but I can't help myself. I catch myself doing it all the time, or dreaming about it. I'm trying to quit cause it's ruining my girlish figure and I can't fit into any of my clothes the way I used to...".

I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and yet, by virtue of this show and how we handle the subject matter that we've been given, that's kind of how it's evolved in certain ways.

A city like New York has clashing cultures and clashing ideas and big ideas, but these sorts of things weren't being thrown in the air and bandied about where I came from.

When it's mid-February, and it's bitterly cold outside, I am really glad that I'm not working in construction anymore.

Mariska has her own foundation. She helps with survivors of sexual abuse - they go swimming with wild dolphins. on Mariska Hargitay