He is not only an accomplished actor, but a seasoned director, singer,
and playwright.
It is his voice in the film and on the soundtrack for "O Brother, Where Art Thou" singing "In the Jailhouse Now".
Graduate of Brown University
Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
His father was of Russian Jewish descent, and his maternal grandparents were German Jews. One of his maternal great-grandfathers was Max Samuel, a prominent self-made businessman.
Graduated Holland Hall School, 1982
He studied acting at Julliard and graduated in 1990.