behr first started acting at the age of five when he participated in a school play as a sunflower. by age eight he was doing commercials for stomper trucks and modeling for local department stores. behr continued to perform throughout his school years. in 1992 he graduated from richfield senior high school, in richfield, minnesota. at the age of 19, after a chance meeting with hollywood manager marvin dauer in minneapolis, behr moved to los angeles. in his early acting career, he appeared in over 75 commercials, and in 1995 landed the role of tyler baker in the racy showtime comedy series "sherman oaks". it ran for two seasons until it was cancelled in early 1997.