Brad Jacobowitz was born in The Bronx, New York, to parents Ernest and Marlene. He moved with his family to Ocala, Florida at a young age. Jacobowitz's father was a police officer and his mother was a school teacher. He is of Puerto Rican and Russian Jewish descent. While in high school, Jacobowitz was in the NJROTC and initially wanted to pursue a career in the military after scoring extremely high on the ASVAB test. He ended up being disqualified for a medical condition at MEPS station in Jacksonville, FL. After high school, Jacobowitz began training to become a pro wrestler under Dory Funk Jr. Jacobowitz wrestled under the name Manny Montana while working odd jobs to make a living. He wrestled for 5 years working for various wrestling promotions such as SCW Florida, Full Impact Pro, Florida Championship Wrestling and NWA New England. Jacobowitz also started training seriously in Boxing and MMA. He was a sparring partner of the current WBC Heavyweight Champion of the World, Deontay Wilder. Due to an accumulation of injuries, Jacobowitz was not able to compete in Pro Wrestling or any other sport full time. Jacobowitz decided to pursue a film career instead. He trained under acting coaches Robert Miano and Jon Freda. Jacobowitz worked as an extra on numerous TV shows and films including a bit part on the TV series, "Numb3rs"(2005). Jacobowitz wrote, directed, produced and starred in his first feature film, "The Pizza Boy"(2013). The Pizza Boy premiered in New York City with good reviews. Jacobowitz has held numerous jobs including long haul truck driver and New York City yellow cab driver. Jacobowitz currently resides in New York City with his wife and daughter. He owns a film production company called Hard Living Productions and is in development of his second feature film, The Spike.