Attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, New York.

His favorite food is sushi.

One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007.

Often performs in Jerry Bruckheimer's productions.

The ring he constantly wears belonged to his grandfather, Theodore.

Invited to join to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences [2007].

Graduated from SUNY Brockport in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice.

Has four sisters: Mary, Margaret, Pamela, and Patricia.

His sister is a major in the USAF.

His sister teaches art at Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, New York.

Is an avid hockey fan, particularly his favorite team the Buffalo Sabres. Once presented an award at the NHL Awards for the 2006/2007 season on June 14 2007.

Fichtner, Fiechtner, or any variant thereof is a surname originating from areas where German is spoken. Descendants of the Fichtner name are spread though Germany, Austria, Canada, the United States and even into modern-day Ukraine. Groups of Fichtners helped to colonize the early United States, with the emergence of Fichtners into Pennsylvania in the mid-1760s. Fichtners also settled in the Russian Empire as Catherine the Great opened up Russian lands to German settlement during the same period. The name is common within modern Germany, especially in southern Germany. Fichtners also remain today living in the modern-day Ukraine and many live within the United States today in the Midwest and Northwest.

Attended high school at Maryvale High School in Cheektowaga, New York.