Linn-Baker majored in theatre at Yale University and then went on to earn his MFA from the Yale School of Drama. He was one of the fortunate few, well on his way even before he graduated.

“So, I was informed, after auditioning,” Linn-Baker explains, “that it would be too odd to cast the REAL world Mark Linn-Baker as another character since the LEFTOVER world Mark Linn-Baker ...