Wayne Kneeland, the son of New York Times journalist Douglas E. Kneeland, studied with Del Close at Second City in Chicago and graduated from Goodman School of Drama. He first appeared onstage as 'Pooh' in 'House at Pooh Corner' at the Palo Alto Children's Theatre in California. He has spent the last several years bringing up his 2 lovely children and focusing on local live theatre projects on the East Coast, where he resides.