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Born in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia)
Born and raised in Washington, D.C. I had a radical, militant upbringing…in my dreams! Leaving the house to protest would have gotten my ass whipped. Instead, the family moved from DC to Maryland, then Dallas, Texas, where I completed my education at Lake Highlands High School.
From Film to Theatre at Southern Methodist University
After graduating high school, I began my career at SMU as a film major, but then changed to Theatre, earning my BFA in acting, but I was always, always writing...
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The Journey…
From Texas, I moved to California, New York, Arizona, New York, Nevada back to New York, then finally settling in Los Angeles. After a play reading at the church on Hollywood & Highland, I landed an assignment on Kevin Rodney Sullivan's "Knightwatch" on ABC. Then the work I did on Fox's "Alien Nation" landed me an interview for "I'll Fly Away" and my first ever TV staff job.