- Wrote the play "Ugly" about the devastating effects of domestic abuse after his sister Alice was shot by her husband in 2002. He staged the play while a student at Julliard, and received the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' Martin E. Segal Award for his efforts.
- Moved from Alabama to New York to attend the prestigious acting program at Juilliard.
- Had two young children with his wife at the time of his death--a son Breon Ellis and newborn daughter.
- Had six siblings.
- Born in Harvey, IL. Moved to Bessemer, AL, with his family at age six. Moved to Dolton, IL, at 14, where he attended Thornridge High School.
- Served in the United States Marine Corps but quit shortly after enlisting.
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