SEX AND THE SOAP-Y

He started his career studying theatrical design at Virginia Commonwealth University. After graduation, he moved to New York, where he apprenticed with theatrical designers, then spent several years in Chicago designing sets, lighting and costumes for opera and theater. Although awards poured in, so did tiny paychecks, and he returned to NYC for his "first real paying job" as an art director for the NBC soap opera "Another World."

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