Bruce was born in 1942 at Chicago, Illinois to immigrant Norwegian and Danish parents. He is one of five children and bears the middle name of his paternal grandfather in Norway.He married in 1964, while in college studying Aeronautical Engineering, and has three children by his wife Tammy who has since passed away.It was only later in life, after successful careers in other fields, that he began acting. He took acting and theatre related courses in the Maricopa Community Colleges in Phoenix, Arizona, starting in semi-retirement and developed a local stage presence.After taking screen writing and play writing courses, he has several scripts in development.2007 and later, he combined stage plays and indie film and commercials. He continues in that vein today.Bruce flies general aviation airplanes as a hobby, hikes the hills and plays golf. Show less «