While growing up in Minnesota, he and his brothers worked at the Paul Bunyan Amusement Center in Brainerd where they operated a 30-foot-tall, animated statue of Paul Bunyan.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and a Master of Education in English from Liberty University.
Spent four years working as an actor and musician for the Endstation Theatre Company in Sweet Briar, VA.
He is the youngest of four siblings, with two older brothers and an older sister.
Taught himself to play the five-string banjo after watching Steve Martin perform a routine about the instrument on Saturday Night Live.