- Grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and Bethesda, Maryland.
- Served as a Submarine Sonar Technician for the United States Navy from 1986 to 1988.
- Got his first big break in Hollywood as a script doctor with the help of his friend and mentor Wesley Strick, an accomplished fellow screenwriter.
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