Graduated high school early to start college. Had a 4.9 GPA his sophomore year in high school. Received a BBA and a MBA from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, where he majored in Business Management. Enjoys playing tennis and Play Station 2. Loves to go to punk rock shows. Favorite bands include: Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, and The Used. Bitten by a water moccassin snake when he was 11. Favorite planet is Earth.
Worked for the Miami Heat (1999-2004) as "Dr. Dunkenstein", a crazy character he created, who ran around the American Airlines Arena with spiked hair.
Has one older brother named Franco.
Has one of the worst driving records in Florida with excessive speeding tickets.
Has been to 12 hour driving school 11 times.
Auditioned for and was called back 3 different times for a recurring role on Dawsons Creek.
Has an IQ of 174.
Owns a 2003 Onyx Black Turbo Lexus IS 300. The car has 400 horsepower to the wheels.
Lost to Daniel Franzese for the role of Cousin Derek in Bully because he wasnt the right height and weight.
Worked with Bachelorette Trista Sutter when at the Miami Heat.
First paying job was as an extra with Matt Dillon on Theres Something About Mary .
Flew to Washington DC for a 10 minute audition for a bit part for a Pre-Crime Public Service Announcer in Minority Report with Tom Cruise. The role later went to Blake Bashoff.
Auditioned and called back for a recurring role on "One Tree Hill" when it was a pilot. The character, "Mouth McFadden" was scheduled for 38 episodes and then turned into a series regular. The role later went to Lee Norris.
Has done over 100 commercials.
Is a Licensed Mortgage Broker in Florida as well as a CpHT (Certified Pharmacy Technician). He nearly aced both tests with a 95% on his broker test and a 97% on his CpHT.
Is a big fan of Daniel Johnston.
Won MTVs Say What? Karaoke (1999 TV series) singing I want to be sedated" by Ramones a week after Joey Ramone died. He dedicated the performance to him. His judges were Tangi Miller , Uncle Kracker , and Molly Sims.
Won MTVs Sink or Swim 3 times. His judges were Wilmer Valderrama , Ludacris , and Joel Madden and Benji Madden from Good Charlotte.
Worked closely with Jessica Sutta at the Miami Heat. When she joined The Pussycat Dolls and signed with Interscope Records, she stopped calling.
Started acting when he was 18.
Was in a major earthquake / volcanic eruption November 29th, 1980 in Italy when Mt. Vesuvius erupted. 300,000 were left homeless and 4,000 were killed. His parents got him and his brother out before their building collapsed.
Makes his own t-shirts.
Bought his first house when he was 18.
He booked a small role in The Profit and was given his sides 5 minutes before shooting because the project was so secretive. After shooting his scenes, he found out the film was about Scientology.
(October 2006) Has a State Farm commercial airing throughout the country on all major TV stations.
(October 2006) Is seen in a national ad campaign with Washington Mutual as a small guy in a corner including billboard, newspaper, and magazine circulation.
(April 2008) Just wrapped a commercial for "Over n Out," a fire ant killer and will be the new voice of several national radio spots for The Home Depot.
Attending the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) meeting with producers and directors for upcoming projects shot in the middle east.
(June 2008) Appeared in a full page editorial in Entertainment Weekly (May 29 - June 6, 2008, page 49) for the television series, Burn Notice.
(March 2007) Owns LLRT.com, a popular online store he created when selling his clothing and artwork on MySpace became too cumbersome.
(August 2008) Just wrapped a national Honda Commercial in Miami.
(September 2006) Recently appeared in a national ad campaign for Canon starring alongside Maria Sharapova.
(December 2008) In North Carolina shooting a scene on an upcoming episode for One Tree Hill.
