- Naphtali is fluent in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.
- Pledged Zeta Beta Tau at NYU.
- He is a member of the International Association of Hyperglots.
- Cites Brad Pitt, Steve Carell and Denzel Washington as his biggest influences.
- Keeps over 60 bottles of cologne at one time.
- He first met New York Giants quarterback, Eli Manning while working at the Microsoft Store in Bridgewater, NJ.
- Former jobs include working for Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch.
- First experience doing stand-up comedy was in his senior year of high school. He was asked to host his high school's male beauty pageant, Mr. FHS. He wrote and performed his own jokes to a crowd of over 300 people. He killed. He cites this as starting his stand-up comedy career.
- Is good friends with Carousel Kings' guitarist/vocalist Will Barovick.
- His first job was sweeping hair at a local barbershop when he was 11 years old.
- Excelled at sports, including track and field, winning several national championships.
- Met Samira Wiley while attending a play at the Juilliard school.
- Took Chabad classes with Sam Lassner also known as Prince Fox while at NYU.
- When he decided to quit running track in high school, Olympian English Gardner convinced him not to. Naphtali ended up running his senior year before getting an injury.
- Worked at a summer camp helping adults and children with physical and mental disabilities.
- Was his high school mascot and the NYU mascot.
- Learned French while staying at an international hostel in West Hollywood.
- Crochets in his spare time. He often donates his handmade items to those in need.
- Created a startup company called Textbook friend while at NYU. The company bought and sold used text books to and from other college students.
- Was handpicked by Emmy-nominated director Carl Franklin to be in his first ever on-screen role. What fortune.
- Performed stand-up comedy at the opening of the Microsoft Store in Bridgewater, NJ. The main act was One Republic. They even met backstage.
- The name "Naphtali" is a Jewish name, coming from the Torah.
- Played the alto saxophone in elementary school and the baritone saxophone in middle school.
- Was a member of his high school's concert choir.
- His favorite movie of all time is Mean Girls. He can recite the entire movie from start to finish from memory.
- Traveled to Barcelona, Spain during the summer of his sophomore year of high school to learn Spanish.
- Took a cross-country road trip to Oregon to work on an organic farm.
- Did the morning announcements for his high school.
- Had many high school superlatives. He was voted "Most Outgoing" and "Class Clown". He and his best friend were also voted "Best Friends". He was the runner up for "Everybody's Friend" and "Best Actor".
- Is an alumni of Franklin High School in Somerset, New Jersey.
- Both of his siblings have an Ivy-League education.
- Ran for the team Franklin Track Club along with Olympian Jeffery Porter and twin brother Joseph Porter. The three are all from Somerset, New Jersey.
- Learned Spanish by watching Colombian soap operas.
- First dog was a toy poodle named Benecio.
- Plays the video game Super Smash Bros. competitively.
- He has a commercial rotorcraft license.
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