Married high school sweetheart, Suzi, during their junior year of college at The University of Akron, in their hometown of Akron, Ohio. Promoted to Los Angeles in April 1999 while working for The Guinness Import Company, Gary left the corporate world behind in May 2004 to pursue acting full-time. Gary and Suzi devote much of their spare time working on behalf of animals and have enjoyed the loving companionship of six rescued stray cats over the years.