- Had a YouTube review series which he started in 2014 and cancelled in 2016.
- His favorite movies are Taxi Driver (1976) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).
- Got the nickname Maverick in middle school because one of his friends was obsessed with the movie Top Gun (1986).
- His favorite singers include Freddie Mercury, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, John Lennon, Randy Newman, Warren Zevon and Roger Daltrey.
- His favorite actor is Richard Burton.
- Is related to actor Paul Carafotes, who played Salvator the bartender in Fight Club (1999) and Salvucci in the Tom Cruise movie All the Right Moves (1983).
- Is a huge fan of horror authors Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft.
- His great grandfather Delbert was in the Navy during World War II.
- His favorite film critics are Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. He said in one of his reviews that their review of Jaws: The Revenge was one of the reviews that made him want to be a reviewer in the first place. He also cited The Cinema Snob and The Nostalgia Critic as other inspirations for the review series Quick Reviews with Maverick.
- His favorite director is Stanley Kubrick.
- The name of his production company Weird and Gilly films is taken from a line from the song Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie.
- Is an apatheist. He has also identified as agnostic, atheist, or non-religious Taoist. He has stated that he doesn't care if there's a god, but that he does have interest in Eastern philosophy and spirituality.
- Says that his hero is Carl Sagan, crediting him with getting him introduced in science again and for helping him understand the universe more.
- Was in a virtual socially distanced college production of the William Shakespeare play As You Like It. He played Oliver.
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