ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, hiː stˈɑːɹd æz dˈɑːɹɹɪl ɪn pˈɔːl vɜːhˌoʊˈɛvənz ʃˈoʊɡɜːlz, ɐ fˈɪlm wˌɪtʃ wʌzɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ flˈɑːp ænd ˈɔfən kənsˈɪdɚd wˈʌn ʌvðə wˈɜːst fˈɪlmz ˈɛvɚ mˌeɪd bˌʌt wˌɪtʃ bɪɡˈæn tə dɪvˈɛləp ɐ kˈʌlt fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
In 1995, he starred as Daryl in Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls, a film which was a major flop and often considered one of the worst films ever made but which began to develop a cult following in 2006.