I was born in Oklahoma City in a lower-class family that worked their way up to a middle class family through working for the Federal Prison System. Because of my parents' jobs, we moved every couple of years, so I became very good with approaching people and talking to them even though it goes against my nature. I loved sports as a kid and was always good at them, but I lived in my own fantasies a lot and liked to get lost in Movies and TV. Even when we moved to a new part of the country and I had no friends for a while, I always could rely on the TV characters to be there for me. I always loved being goofy in front of people when I was a kid and when I was in High School, I was able to attend a magnet program that allowed me to study Theatre for 3 hours a day. I became a professional actor and met my wife while working in Oceano, CA at the age of 21. Married at 22 and a father at the age of 24, I struggled between getting jobs that will support my family and doing what I do best and what I really feel makes me a whole person. My passion for acting has gotten in the way of my success in other fields even though I always excelled in everything that I focused on.  Most recently, I tried my hand at working in the "Family Business," starting as a prison guard and moving up into administration, but found it to be a soul sucking job that I am waaaay too sensitive to make a career out of. Much respect to the people that work in prisons, but it is not for me. Since quitting my job as a prison guard I tried to reinvent myself once again, but for one reason or another, I have felt stuck.

I will be working with my family to give us the best life possible. I will be working on a photography business with my wife as well as working in the entertainment industry as an actor and voice over artist.  I will be eating a healthy diet of almost entirely locally grown and prepared food while keeping my son on the healthiest diet for his special needs.  I will give my son the best opportunities to help him succeed at whatever it is he decides that he wants to do and help focus his work in the healthiest way possible. I will remain active in political issues and become an advocate for autism awareness.  I will become an excellent rock climber and even enter competitions on a minor level while playing other amateur sports at the highest level possible.  I will have a regular Meditation regimen that brings me to a more centered place daily to help bring calmness to my life and control my emotions.  I will be very involved in my Freemason Lodge and will help to lead new youth organizations as a great role model for the boys and girls of that community.

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