Active participant in the IHSA speech and acting tournaments, where at 17 he was voted 2nd in the State of Illinois for his original comedy routine.
Salutatorian of his high school graduating class.
Graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Acting.
Works as a teaching artist with The Unusual Suspects Theater Company
(www.theunusualsuspects.org), an outreach organization dedicated to
inspiring and empowering at-risk youth through original theater.
Co-Founded B.R.I.D.G.E Theatre Project (www.bridgetheatre.org), an arts organization offering playwriting and acting programs to communities worldwide, providing opportunities for cultural exchange and artistic communion on an international scale.