- Son of deaf parents. Speaks American Sign language.
- Former Chicago Taxicab Driver.
- Former Certified Notary Signing Agent.
- Toured as a backup singer for Dottie West.
- Beat Type 2 Diabetes in 6 months.
- Worked on the assembly line at General Motors in Lordstown, Ohio.
- Sold new and used cars at various dealerships in Los Angeles.
- Was an Apprentice Meat Cutter.
- Enjoys cooking, grilling, and smoking meats - Knows how to make homemade wine.
- Started working at six years old in a shoe repair shop with his Godfather.
- Worked in a steel mill in Youngstown, Ohio.
- Named his film production company after the band, Steely Dan.
- Was a security guard.
- Was a freelance recording session singer in Nashville and Chicago - Tenor, with a 3-1/2 octave range.
- Winner of the West Coast Film Festival Charlie Chaplin Film Award "Best Comedy" for his short film, "The Don Of West Hollywood".
- "Semi-Finalist" in the $2 Film Festival for his comedy short film, "The Don Of West Hollywood".
- Winner of the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival Grand Jury Prize "Best Actor" for playing 7-characters in his short comedy film, "The Don Of West Hollywood".
- Winner of the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival Grand Jury Prize Silver Award "Best Script" for his comedy feature screenplay, "The Don Of West Hollywood".
- Winner of the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival Gold Award "Best Music Track" for writing and performing his song, "I'll Be There".
- Winner of the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival Gold Award "Best Advertisement" for Steely Dom Films' Sizzle Reel .
- Winner of the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival "Best Poster Art".
- Winner of the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival Bronze Award "Best Trailer" for the short comedy film, "The Don Of West Hollywood".
- Played a fisherman in country music artist, Sammy Kershaw's music video, "You're Tattoo".
- Winner of the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival Grand Jury Prize "Best Music Video" Silver Award for his vocal performance on the video, "I Can Let Go Now".
- Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival Grand Jury Prize winner "Best Music Video" Silver Award for his vocal performance on the video, "Here Where I Belong".
- Winner of the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival "Best Advertisement" Grand Jury Prize Gold Award for his James Brown inspired 60 and 30 second commercial jingles for his film company, Steely Dom Films.
- Winner of the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival "Best Music Video" Grand Jury Prize Gold Award for his vocal performance on the video, "I'd Be A Fool".
- Big Fridge International Film Festival "Best Actor" Award for playing 7-characters in his comedy short film, "The Don Of West Hollywood".
- 1st Giff/Genesis International Film Festival "Best Actor" Quarterfinalist.
- Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival "Best Music Video" Silver Award for his vocal performance on the video, "When Love Takes Hold".
- Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival "Best Advertisement" Gold Award for Steely Dom Films.
- Athens International Art Film Festival "Best Actor" Honorable Mention.
- So You Think You Can Act "Best Actor" Award for playing 7-characters in his comedy short film, "The Don Of West Hollywood".
- Winner of Hollywood's Monthly Film Festival "Best Short Film" for the comedy, "The Don Of West Hollywood".
- Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival "Best Music Track" Gold Award for the song he wrote called, "I'll Be There".
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