Once flew as passenger on a "VIP Flight" in F/A-18 Hornet with the Blue
Angels. He took up flying via his association with his TV show
Black Sheep Squadron (1976).
In 1994, Ginty became artistic director of the Irish Theatre Arts Center, using classroom space from a West Hollywood Catholic school to allow playwrights to hear their works read by actors in front of an audience.
As a painter, he exhibited his art work in group shows in France,
Italy, England and Ireland. He worked mainly in oil and collage.
