- Left California and returned to his native Illinois in the 1990s and performed on the local stage.
- Best known for his role as the original Burger King for the hamburger chain's TV commercials form 1980 to 1983.
- Attended Taft High School in Chicago at the same time as Jim Jacobs, author of the play "Grease", and was the inspiration for the character of Kenickie.
- Actor Dick Gjonola is the uncle of actor John Gjonola, who played Colonel Leviathan Briggs in Shoot in Any Direction and You'll Hit a Bastard (2017).
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