Albert was born in Denver, Co, and was raised on a farm outside of La Salle, a small town 50 miles north of Denver. His first full time job after high school was feeding cattle at a feedlot outside of La Salle. In 1984 he left the farm/feedlot, moving to Denver for a year, on to Phoenix, AZ in the fall of 1985, and finally making his way to Albuquerque, NM in May of 1986. He has done many different things since arriving in the 'Land of Enchantment', including practicing and teaching massage therapy, working as a residential teacher with adults with developmental disabilities, and as a woodworker - building rustic furniture out of recycled wood. Along the way, Albert also got the 'acting bug' - taking his first acting class in 1992. He is now an award winning actor, writer, director and independent film producer.