Born in Redwood City, California on September 9th, he lived in Boulder, Colorado for 10 years before moving to Walnut Creek, in Northern California. It was in Walnut Creek where he went on to attend Las Lomas High School. Performing well in school and really excelling as a basketball player. He earned a scholarship to The College of Notre Dame. He also went to school at Arizona State, and San Diego State University before leaving to pursue his acting career. One of his first big jobs was an ad for Levi's jeans in San Francisco.