His early career was spent on a number of Stephen J. Cannell productions, like Stingray and the award-winning Wiseguy, a show which also involved some Doctor Who (1996) alumni, including Alex Beaton and Jori Woodman. In 1990, he worked with Bill Pullman for the first, and only, time prior to Miracle Day, on the comedy Sibling Rivalvry. The 1990s took him away the worlds of Stephen J. Cannell and into comedy. From 1990 to 1997 he worked with some of the highest-profile comedians in America at that time, including Cheers alumni Kirstie Alley and Shelley Long, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, and Leslie Nielsen. For the first part of the decade, he virtually became Billy Crystal's personal make-up artist, working on a string of Crystal projects, such as Mr. Saturday Night, City Slickers and the HBO m