His favorite dog breed is Boxer. His dog Thea, a Boxer, appears with him in War Wolves.
With the goal of creating more acting work, he began writing/producing and has written over thirty screenplays, optioning/selling eight of them to date. He has many high profile Film and TV projects in progress.
Was a professional dog trainer. Still volunteers at rescues when he has time.
Was originally in college to be a Physical Therapist, until he attended an open call for Bronx Tale and received multiple callbacks.
Studied at Lee Strasberg Theater Institute New York with Jennifer Esposito.