Mel was born April 9th, 1986. The middle child with one older brother and younger sister. Raised in Flint Michigan he decided to move to California after graduating from high school and living one year in Indiana. As soon as he touched down in California he started working with new and close friend Allen Maldonado on his craft. After taking classes with Bobbi Chance and college short films he started going after bigger roles. After landing his first role in "4 life" he knew this is what he wanted to do. Making appearances on such TV shows as "Ellen DeGeneres, Bones, Baby Daddy, and 2 Broke Girls" Now he's expanding into theatre.