Nephew of actress Rosanna DeSoto (La Bamba, Family Business, Stand and Deliver, Mambo Cafe), cousin of movie producer and Plum Pictures founder Daniela Soto Taplin Lundberg (The Kids are Alright). Nephew of academy award winning writer/director/producer David S. Ward (The Sting, Major League, The Program, Sleepless in Seattle, King Ralph, Cannery Row).