My mother is Italian and my dad's Irish. In my family, we're expressive. Nobody holds back.

My Dad died during the flu epidemic in 1918 when I was 4 years old. He left a lot of classical recordings behind that I began listening to at an early age, so he must have been a music lover.

Well, I am a lot like my dad, and the character of Ted is based on my dad.

Dad was a bus driver, and when he finished work he would repair cars.

When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.