hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə æt tʃˈæpəl hˈɪl, ðˈɛn tɹænsfˈɜːd tʊ ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs, wˌɛɹ hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ mˈæstɚɹ ʌv fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn skɹˈiːnɹaɪɾɪŋ.
He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then transferred to and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also received a Master of Fine Arts degree in screenwriting.