Rhett Creighton began acting at age 4, engaging in a career involving national television commercials, movies, and plays. Following his acting career, he left high school early to attend MIT and study physics and nuclear engineering. He has competed in and won several robot/mechanical engineering competitions, including 6.270, MIT's annual autonomous robot contest. He stayed in the media, even after his acting career, by running for various political offices, competing in the US Open of Bowling, attempting to break Guiness World Records, and TLC's "Junkyard Wars" television show, to name a few. Rhett also founded a profitable internet company early in 2003.