Brooklyn Nine-Nine series regular in the role of Norm Scully who was also known on TV for his portrayal of Don Embry in Big Love. He was featured in a few episodes of American Horror Story: Asylum and in the movie Friday After Next. He took opera singing lessons. He studied theater at the University of Minnesota Duluth, but dropped out in 1980 just a few credits short of graduating. He returned to finish his degree in 2007.