Short Biography

Fichtner was born in East Meadow, New York, and raised in Cheektowaga, New York, where he graduated from Maryvale High School. He is the son of Patricia and William E. Fichtner.[1] He has German ancestry. His sister is a Colonel in the USAF and his nephew was a member of Sleepaway. After graduating from Farmingdale State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice in 1978, Fichtner decided to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. On 18 May 2008, Fichtner was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by his alma mater Farmingdale State College.

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