Like Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise before him, Stephen (a non-Tom) starred as George Gibbs in a high school production of OUR TOWN. College happened. Then, he trained through Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade and subsequently performed suboptimal improv throughout numerous fire code violation-themed theaters in NYC. Stephen wrote, cast, produced, and starred in a sold-out sketch comedy show in New York City, CASUAL AMBIGUITY. He also mistakenly graduated from law school. Afterward, Stephen wrote and filmed the comedy-horror short film, HOLD THE MAYO, and the digital short, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS: THE TEEN YEARS. Apparently, not wanting to travel far to act, Stephen created a 38-episode web series, THERE ARE NO SECOND TAKES IN LIFE...TAKE 2, with each episode filmed on location...in his apartment. Muffled is Stephen’s feature film directorial debut.