An American director, producer, and writer, born in Aurora, New York. He started making films at the age of twelve. In his last year of school, he finished his first film, then moved to Los Angeles and joined the USC Film School at the age of eighteen. After graduating, he wrote and directed the movie Legend of Firefly Marsh (1987), after which he contributed to writing episodes of the animated series Land of the Lost (1992). He directed and produced the movie Brake (2012).