Karl was born on June 22, 1966 in Nashua N.H. He attended high school in Oswego N.Y. Karl has previously lived in Virginia, Gaeta Italy, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and now resides in Louisville, K.Y. Karl began entertaining professionally as a full contact mounted jouster at a couple of mid-west renaissance fairs. Then moving on to portray King Robert Bruce, at a third. Karl began to pursue and land some minor roles in various local film projects. Karl is a military veteran, having served honorably in both the U.S. Navy and then U.S. Army. He also took part in Operation Desert Storm. Karl was a founding father of the Sigma-Omega Chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.