He worked as a drama instructor at Langley High School in McLean, Virginia in the early 1980s, where he taught Gilmore Girls actress Lauren Graham,  Little Miss Sunshine screenwriter Michael Arndt, and UCLA screenwriting instructor Brian David Price.
He was a drama teacher at Langley High School in McLean, Virginia during the early 1980s, where he taught actors Lauren Graham from "Gilmore Girls," screenwriter Michael Arndt of "Little Miss Sunshine," and Brian David Price, a screenwriting instructor at UCLA.