Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Stevens first acted in a western theme park in New Jersey, as well as making appearances in Off-Broadway plays before making his first appearance in ''Dark Shadows''. He then appeared for the first time on ''Sesame Street'', where he appeared in "The Number Song" segments as the baker who fell down the stairs while carrying a certain number of pies, cakes or other desserts. Stevens had bit parts in films such as ''A Lovely Way to Die'', ''Lady in Cement'', ''Hercules in New York'', ''The Groove Tube'', and David Cronenberg's ''Scanners''.
