Born: 16-Jun-1952
Birthplace: Princeton, IL
Died: 18-Jul-2007
Location of death: Poughkeepsie, NY [1]
Cause of death: Suicide [2]

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Operatic tenor

Debut at the New York City Opera in 1979.

[2] Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, from an air rifle. The injury caused irreversible brain damage, causing the singer to enter a coma. He was taken off of life support on the 16th and died on the 18th.

Sister: Joyce Hadley Jenkins
Wife: Cheryll Drake (pianist, div. 2001, two sons)
Son: Nathan
Son: Ryan
Girlfriend: (until his death)

    University: BA, Bradley University (1974)
    University: MA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Teacher: University of Connecticut

    Grammy (three times)
    Driving While Intoxicated 2006 (Manhattan, charge later dropped)
    Shot: Self-Inflicted
    Coma 10-Jul-2007 (until his death)
    Risk Factors: Depression

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Adventures of Pinocchio (26-Jul-1996) [VOICE]

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