Born in Owensboro but grew up in Drakesboro, Kentucky. His childhood was spent playing sports, hunting and fishing with his father. Occasionally Joel would help out on the family farm but he knew that was not where his future would lead. He always dreamed of being an actor but never thought of it seriously until college. While attending classes at Murray State University he decided that after graduation he would move to Los Angeles. So in the classic story he loaded up his jalopy car and lef ...[Read Story]