After graduating from Bonanza High School and the Rainbow Company in 1983, Kucan moved to California and took a job as a staff actor with the Firebird Theatre Company, a touring repertory theatre company in Los Angeles.
Bonanza High School) и Rainbow Company в 1983, Кукан переехал в Калифорнию и получил работу актёра в Firebird Theatre Company, выездной репертуарной театральной компании в Лос-Анджелесе.