 While at University he worked as a free-lance photographer for extra money until he quit pre-dentistry to head for California to try to make it as a cameraman.In the early 1970s, Young found work with New World Pictures as crew for Roger Corman, however, the failure of an actor to appear resulted in Young starring in "Night Call Nurses".While acting, he received offers to guest star on prime-time television and joined Beverly Hills Playhouse theatre group.