RT began performing in the 6th grade when he found it alleviated a severe stuttering problem. Since then, and doing it for slightly different reasons, he has made himself fairly clear on various stages and screens in the U.S. and Europe. After graduating from Fordham University at Lincoln Center, and scratching around for work in NYC experimental theaters and comedy clubs, he followed his passion for physical comedy and toured the U.S with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus as a featured clown. Trading in the grease paint for a black hood, he then worked for Hudson Vagabond Puppets, crossing the country again while manipulating larger-than-life puppets in a modified Bunraku style.  Another stint on an Italian circus brought him to Europe, and eventually Prague, where he co-founded a performance collective, Misery Loves Company,  that united dynamic physicality, puppetry and theatrical investigation. While in Prague, he realized he could offer his services to visiting western film productions for peanuts, and they  took him on, casting him as a variety of criminals and vagabonds. After returning to the states, he received his MFA in playwriting from Mac Wellman’s Brooklyn College program. His work as an actor, director and writer is frequently seen on downtown NYC, regional and university stages, as well as screens big and small.