May 31, 1949

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Listed as a "Promising New Actor of 1977" in vol. 29 of John Willis' Screen World.<br/>

He has two children with first wife, Barbara Wilson: Allison (b.1977) and Patrick (b.1979). He has 3 daughters with Lisa: Chelsea (b.1986), Chloe (b.1988) and Shiloh Rory (b.1993). He also has a daughter with Patricia named Scout (b.1998).<br/>

Earned the highest rating (3 stars) from "The Bare Facts" -- a printed guide to on-screen nudity -- for eligible scenes in In Praise of Older Women (1978) and At P... ... (read more...) lay in the Fields of the Lord (1991).".<br/>

Family lived in Chicago when the first controlled atomic reaction was produced, along with Harrison Ford Michael Mann, and Chase Hoyt.<br/>

Father of Chelsea Berenger and Chloe Berenger.<br/>

Considers Flesh & Blood (1979) (TV) as one of his best films.<br/>

Graduated from the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism.<br/>

He was offered his role in Nightmare & Dreamscapes and had 24 hours to decide if he wanted. He agreed without even getting a chance to read the script. He read it for the first time on the flight to Australia for the filming.<br/>

His father was a traveling salesman.<br/>

Is a a major world history buff.<br/>

Lived in Puerto Rico for several months in his 20s.<br/>

Lives in Beaufort, South Carolina when not working on films.<br/>

Studied acting in New York at the Herbert Berghof Studios.<br/>

He claims that he had a few very bad years, from 1979 to 1981. The roles stopped coming, and he says, "I was just scraping by financially, and emotionally I was getting really defeated. I got to the point where I could hardly go on auditions anymore."<br/>