Born as Joseph Jon Genitempo in Hollywood, California, he also worked as electrician on two episodes of Cheers (1991) and had an acting part in the television comedy The Julie Show (1991). Since 1997 he is working as set painter within the art department and worked on projects such as the fantasy film Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997), the horror thriller Anaconda (1997, with Andrew Neskoromny), the horror sequel Sometimes They Come Back... for More (1998), the television series Power Rangers in Space (1998-1999), Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999-2000), and Yes, Dear (2001-2002), the drama Solaris (2002), the crime comedy Catch Me If You Can (2002), the sport drama Seabiscuit (2003), the television series That's So Raven (2003-2004) and Point Pleasant (2005), the comic adaptation Constant