A writer, director, and performer born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Kansas. He first picked up a camera in 1998 after falling in love with The Tom Green Show though the videos he's made show his fondness for several other influences including Kids in the Hall, The Three Stooges, and Woody Allen. After graduating from the University of Kansas with a double major in English and Film, he received a Master's in Creative Writing from Chapman University in Orange, California. He is currently avoiding working as a college professor by writing spec scripts and taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood.