- Was a running back on Waltrip High School's football team.
- Attended San Jacinto College on a gymnastics scholarship, but left after two years to tour with Disney on Parade as Prince Charming.
- Met his wife Lisa Niemi while she was a student at his mother's dance academy.
- Studied at the Harkness and Joffrey Ballet Companies and was named principal dancer at the Eliot Feld Ballet Company.
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