Timothy Busfield

Timothy's Broadway work includes Brighton Beach Memoirs, in the mid 1980s, and A Few Good Men in 1990, where he played Lt. Daniel A. Kaffee.

When he auditioned for the part of Elliot in thirtysomething, Tim, who was 29 then, grew a beard to make himself look older.

Tim's favorite episode in thirtysomething is "Therapy". His least favorite was the one with Gary's funeral.

When Timothy played in Celebrity Poker Showdown, he was playing for Planned Parenthood, the charity his wife chose for him.

One of Tim's interests is standard-bred harness horse racing. He can be sometimes spotted at the Golden Bear racetrack at Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, watching races with his children.

One of the things he would really like to do creatively as an actor is to direct a Broadway play.

He is the brother-in-law of West Wing co-star Joshua Malina. He also has a sister named Julia.

Timothy loves baseball and is an amateur athlete. He has moonlighted as a semi-pro pitcher.

Tim considers Gene Wilder, Richard Dreyfuss, Gene Hackman, Spencer Tracy, and Katharine Hepburn among his role models as an actor.

Timothy is five feet and ten inches tall.

Playing Arnold Poindexter in Revenge of the Nerds was Timothy's favorite role in a movie. He found it so different from the other roles he has played.

Tim started the Fantasy Theatre in 1986, a traveling group that goes to schools in Northern California. It reaches about 200,000 students a year.

Tim and his brother Buck opened The B Street Theatre in 1991. It is located in Sacramento, CA.

Timothy Busfield's first starring television role was on Trapper John, M.D. (1984-1986), as Dr. John 'J.T.' McIntyre.