Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology (29 page)

Even at the age of eighteen, I wanted to claim my star. I’m still waiting. . . .

My first new car, a Toyota Tercel that soon got repossessed.

My sisters Stephanie (who passed) and Elizabeth, Kevin James, me, and my dad shooting the opening credits of
The King of Queens
in Queens.

Angelo Pagan

With my
Saved by the Bell
co-star Mark-Paul Gosselaar in the early nineties in a makeout scene and twenty years later.

I was so excited to be working with Dick Van Dyke, one of my favorites, on an episode of
Diagnosis Murder
. A guest spot that led to another pilot that didn’t go anywhere. But I did meet a legend.

I had a recurring role on CBS’s
Evening Shade
, which led to a spinoff pilot that aired as a TV movie.

One of the things I loved about Burt Reynolds was how every time he saw me, he gave me another headshot of himself. I now have a collection, which I cherish.