Carl grew up in Jamestown, NY where he began his life on the stage singing "By The Light of The Silvery Moon" at age six. Since then, he has never left it (The Stage!). By age 12, Carl really got interested in acting when he traveled throughout Chautauqua County, New York with the theatre troupe T.O.Y.A. or Theatre of Young Adults, where he performed scenes from classic and original plays and song & dance with other versatile actors and great acting teachers who also performed with them. It was a Vaudeville style group with roots dating back to it! He also performed in many plays at the Lucille Ball Little Theatre.

Late 1980's to early 1990's - Carl worked on many stage productions, local & national commercials and industrials in Buffalo, NY and Seattle, WA before moving to Los Angeles in 1995.

Enjoys living in Los Angeles because of the variety of ethnicities, neighborhoods, regions and climates that exist in the area.