Hailing from Peoria, Illinois, Vinovich entered the performing arts after growing up in the Midwest, though specific training details are not recorded. He broke into film with the role of B.J. Wert in the 1987 comedy Mannequin and later appeared as Dr. Novos in the 1994 holiday hit The Santa Clause. That same year he provided the voice of Puffin in the animated feature The Swan Princess, a part he…
