Worked as a substitute teacher for two years.
Holds a teaching certificate for grades 6 through 12 in English/Language Arts and Drama in the states of Illinois and California.
Graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a 3.78 GPA.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater and a Bachelelor of Science degree in English.
Graduated from Lake Park High School with a 4.0 GPA.
Is fluent in French.
Is the grandson of the late Theofrastos Sakellarides, a successful operetta writer, musician, author and playwright.
His grandmother was an actress in the Greek theater and silent films.
