Timothy Busfield Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment His father was a drama professor. His mother was president of the University of Michigan Press. And by the time he graduated East Lansing High School in Michigan in 1975, Timothy Busfield knew he was destined to be an actor. Roles came quickly for the charismatic young redhead.