At the tender age of 10, Dale became a professional magician and escape artist. Performing as his passion and means which enabled him the financial success to pursue a professional career in the entertainment business. Turning professional at age 15, launched him on such television shows as “The NBC Today Show with Tom Brokaw”, “ABC World News Tonight” and “The Steve Edwards Show”, to name a few. Dale was a dare devil attraction act throughout the United States at race tracks, state fairs, and as an opening act for several recording artists. In 1978, Dale was excepted to the Lee Strassberg Theatre Institute in New York City to study acting and theatre, where he would eventually study with Lee Strassberg himself.  While living in New York he went to work on many independent film productions, and worked such jobs as grip, scenic artist, producer, and stunt coordinator.

As Dale started raising his own family, he slowly retired from performing and focused his skills on directing, consulting and producing magic productions and segments for television, film, music videos, as well as theatre. Dale has been a long time friend of Joey Travolta, having lived in the old neighborhood in New Jersey together. Joey has been a big inspiration in guiding him throughout his career from the time he was 15 years old. Over the years, Dale has acted in several of Joey’s film productions. Within the past 2 years, Dale has worked for Joey as an instructor for both the film camps and the Bakersfield workshop. It has been such a fabulous experience to give back to children & adults with special needs the knowledge he has acquired throughout his career.