Kyle Brandt

Brandt attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago and graduated in 1997. He was the school's all-time leading rusher playing football. He attended Princeton University and was a three-year starter at running back and kick returner there. While the president of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, he became interested in acting and entertainment. He participated in local theater and acted in numerous plays on campus. He wrote his senior thesis on the creative process of adapting books into films. He graduated in 2001 with a degree in English.