Bruce Thomas Bellocchi was born in Merrick, NY on the south shore of Long Island. He excelled as an athlete in his younger days playing football, basketball and baseball through high school and into his college years. After college he competed as both a professional boxer and professional MMA fighter but Bruce's lifelong passion has always been the arts.Bruce is a seasoned screenwriter/author/staff writer of more then twenty years and is now moving toward the world of directing. He's spent time on some of the most iconic sets in the world of television and has learned from some of the most respected directors in the business. The Legend of Jack and Diane will be his directorial debut.