From Lancaster, a small town in Ohio. Started as a music major at the University of Miami with saxophone as his principal. Changed majors and transferred to University of Cincinnati and completed an Electrical Engineering Degree. After a brief stay in grad school at the University of South Florida, took a job as an engineer in the semiconductor industry. After doing some fitness modeling, stumbled into "the business" as a stand-in for Brad Pitt when Ocean's 11 came to town in Florida. Moved to LA in 2002 and the rest as they say is history.