Stephen was born in Japan (US Air Force Base-Tachikawa).
Stephen was part of a DOD-MWR 2004 comedy tour of US military bases in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Djibouti. "The Combat Comics" performed 17 shows in 30 days.
Stephen's father was a UN War Correspondent during the Korean War. He was a journalist, author and magazine editor/publisher.
Stephen's mother was an executive assistant for the commanding officers of Tachikawa (Japan) and Vandenburg (California) Air Force Bases. His younger sister; a Physical Education teacher.