He married at 23 for three months. In 1976 he married Evans; they were divorced after three years. His third marriage, to Canadian ex-model Denise Vandenberg, ended in 1986 but produced a son, Ryan, now 6. "If I ever did anything right in my life, this is it," says Herman of fatherhood. "After dinner Ryan takes a bath, I read him a story, and we're both in bed, often by eight."
Herman and Vandenberg share custody of Ryan. Denise, who comes from Chomady, a town outside Montreal, recently got her real estate license. "She saw how well I was doing," says Herman, laughing. "We gave her a desk in the office." But Vandenberg isn't likely to impinge on Herman's turf any time soon. "Unfortunately," he says, "they don't have the killer instinct in Chomady that guys in California develop."