- Dual nationality: citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States.
- Born in London. Raised primarily in the USA.
- Several ancestral family members were on opposing sides during the Revolutionary War, fighting against each other in the famous battles of Trenton (1776) and Brandywine (1777).
- Lives seasonally in Los Angeles (Winter/Spring) and Philadelphia (Summer/Fall).
- Worked on archaeological digs in Tunisia, Malta, Italy and Spain while in college.
- Drives a classic Mercedes-Benz named "Bettie Bleu" which he named after the film starring Beatrice Dalle, following an affair with the notorious French actress. He has reportedly vowed to never sell it.
- Lived on a rented sailboat in Liberty Park Marina during his first year acting in New York.
- Authored the highly controversial "Kennewick Chronicle" as a student in 1997.
- Is a former member of American MENSA (joined in 1993, and quit the organization in 2008).
- Is a Universalist Quaker who renounced violence and warfare in 2010.
- Owns minority shares in the National Football League's Green Bay Packers, Manchester United F.C. in the English Premier League, Orange County SC in the United Soccer League, Caledonian Braves FC of the Scottish Lowlands Football League, and also in Madison Square Garden Sports Corporation (the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League).
- Emmert is a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association, specializing in the early history of American Football.
- Emmert was a member of the Christian Street YMCA in Philadelphia from 2003-2006, where he wore a Wilt Chamberlain t-shirt during each workout to honor the local hero and basketball star, who played there during his youth.
- Devoted fan of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball and has attended hundreds of games at Citizens Bank Ballpark.
- Certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Penn Law (2017).
- Was ordained as a Reverend Minister by Universal Life Church Ministries.
- Mountaineering expeditions to the Seven Summits (the tallest mountains on each continent) will culminate in the summiting of Vinson Massif (Antarctica) in late 2025/early 2026.
- Has translated Geoffrey Chaucer's twenty four "Canterbury Tales" from Middle to Modern English and adapted them to the screen, and also translated Napoleon's "Le Souper de Beaucaire" and Edmond Rostand's "L'Aiglon" from French for feature film projects.
- Purchased an expansion club in the lower tier UPSL (United Premier Soccer League) that will begin play with a Women's team in Spring/Summer 2025 and a Men's squad for the 2025-26 season. The club is named Main Line FC and plays in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, an area historically dubbed "The Main Line".
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