He graduated from Central Michigan University with a teaching degree and taught speech, drama, and English at Brandywine High School in Niles, Michigan for two years before moving out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business.
He received a teaching degree from Central Michigan University and spent two years instructing students in speech, drama, and English at Brandywine High School in Niles, Michigan before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an opportunity in the performing arts.