He was raised in Hickory Flat and Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Los Angeles, California when he was fifteen, and has lived in that area since. In 1986, he graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. He attended Pitzer College in Claremont, CA for 1 year and eventually earned his Aviation Science degree from Utah Valley University.
He was born in Hickory Flat and Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Los Angeles, California at age fifteen and has lived there ever since. In 1986, he graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. He attended Pitzer College for one year before earning his Aviation Science degree from Utah Valley University.