Geneva resident Joe Magliano, 47, was waiting for his son during tumbling class at the Geneva Park District Sunset Community Center when he answered 10 questions from the Kane County Chronicle's Brenda Schory.


Where did you grow up? Cincinnati, Ohio.

Pets? A cat named Babycakes and two hamsters, Popcorn and Blackie.

Who would play you in the movie of your life? Christopher Lloyd, the guy who played Jim on "Taxi."

First job? I worked for my father, a custom tailor. I used to sweep the floor and move garments out the door.

As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was in high school, I decided I wanted to be a psychologist, and I am a college professor of psychology at NIU.

A book you'd recommend? "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson.

Favorite charity? Sierra Club.

What was your best Halloween costume? It's a toss-up between when I dressed as my 2-year-old daughter or when I was Tom Jones the singer.

Favorite local restaurant? Niche in Geneva.

What is an interesting factoid about yourself? My dad used to make clothes for most of the players in the Big Red Machine, the Cincinnati Reds – Johnny Bench, Pete Rose. He made their custom street clothes. And they used to play on a 6-foot-and-under basketball team, so I have a picture with all these guys with my last name plastered across their chests.