He was born and raised in Chino, California. He graduated Chino High School class of 2001. He worked on the school paper, "The Lariat" his entire 4 years. He was also Entertainment Editor and/or Assistant Ent. Editor for 3 1/2 years. He was involved in the theatre program as well, for all 4 years. He worked and/or appeared in approximately 20 productions. Those involved in the theatre there and the production of "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" have a fond memmory of his line reading at the end of the play during the Wedding scene.