Craig Philip Bierko is an American actor and singer. Bierko was born in Rye Brook, New York, the son of Pat and Rex Bierko, who ran a local community theatre. Bierko's mother was a Jewish convert to Roman Catholicism. Bierko has said he is "very connected" to his Jewish heritage. Craig got his big break in 1990 when he was cast opposite Valerie Bertinelli and Matthew Perry in the CBS sitcom Sydney, however the production lasted just 13 episodes. He went on to make steady appearances in various television shows including Amen, Wings and Ally McBeal. Bierko may be best known for his role as... Timothy in the 1996 action film The Long Kiss Goodnight, as Max Baer in the film Cinderella Man, as Tom Ryan in Scary Movie 4 and on the Broadway stage as Harold Hill in The Music Man. He was also the original choice for the character of Chandler Bing on the sitcom Friends but turned it down. He had a short role as Carrie Bradshaw 's jazz musician love interest in the fourth season of Sex and the City.
more