There was a prison uprising at Alcatraz, and I drove the Marines over there in a landing craft to quell the riot. I am the only serviceman I know with an American Theatre ribbon.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was a public affairs officer. I worked with the media, but I didn't just stay at my desk. I assisted in military duties, travelled around Anbar province, hung out with a wide variety of Marines.
I served two tours in Iraq, in the Marine Corps.
I served two tours of duty in Vietnam. I won the Bronze Star. I won the Purple Heart.
As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.
I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.
I performed after 9/11 for relief workers down by Ground Zero. There were these men just coming back, and they were voraciously hungry. They were heroes, pulling rubble, and I was a new comic trying to go blue just so I could get some laughs.
While shooting 'The Unit', I went to the Middle East twice to see the troops. I met some great men and women.
I was in the Air Force and was a boom operator (in-flight refueling). I got my comedy start in the Air Force.
I spent two years in the military service, then I trudged around in repertory for quite a while. I somehow wound up at the National Theatre, though, and then I was definitely on my way.
I auditioned in Chicago for Juilliard and didn't get in. I was basically living in a back room of my parents' house, paying rent and not doing anything with my life. I'd like to say it was patriotic to join the Marines, but it was also that I was doing nothing honorable with my life and spending too much time at McDonald's.