hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə skˈaʊhɛɡən skˈuːl ʌv pˈeɪntɪŋ ænd skˈʌlptʃɚ, ænd ðˈɛn wˈɜːkt fɔːɹ θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz æt zˈeɪviɚ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌzðɪ ˈɑːɹt tˈiːtʃɚ ænd bˈeɪsbɔːl kˈoʊtʃ.
He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and then worked for three years at Xavier High School in New York City, where he was the art teacher and baseball coach.