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Graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of Oklahoma

Has Potawatomi and Cherokee heritage on both sides of his family, along with Irish and Welsh

His grandmother, Lucile Quinn Scovil, was an accomplished singer and taught at the Chicago Conservatory.

His grandfather, Roy Scovil, was instrumental in founding the first Oklahoma chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous and contributed to its establishment nationwide, working directly with Bill W.

His first directorial effort, Mutual Love Life (1999), was one of the final ten live-action shorts that secured Oscar consideration in 2000.

Youngest of five brothers; parents have been married 50+ years.

Has a labrador named "Mr. Bob", after one of his favorite comedic actors, Bob Newhart.

His great uncle, John L. Peters, founder of World Neighbors (a missionary outreach to underprivileged countries), earned a spot in the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, three honorary doctorates, two nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize and a citation from the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

Fourth-generation Oklahoman. Both of his great-grandfathers, one a U.S. Deputy Marshall for the Indian Territory, and the other, a participant in the second Oklahoma land run, were also the only two preachers in Sallisaw, OK at that time.

Graduated from Thomas A. Edison High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was president of his senior class.

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