. >> born inalifornia. orange county. but i was raised in newark, new jersey.. [ applause ] >> jay: how old are you? you're pretty young. what are you, 22? >> 26. feeling like 36, man. ah, man. >> jay: oh, yeah. life's a bitch, isn't it? [ laughter ] man, i pity you. yeah. 26, famous. oh, please take a break. [ laughter ] so when did you start acting? you started as a young kid, right? >> i started when i was about 12-years-old. i remember sitting -- my mom went into -- she has lupus. and she went into a doctor's appointment. and i remember sitting on the couch. the receptionist told me mom when she walked out -- she said, "you know what? you should get your son into acting, modeling, stuff like that." i was just like, "okay." i was a pretty awkward-looking kid. i didn't really think modeling was my first career choice. but, you know, i figured i'd get out of school. you know, make some money. free kraft services food. those are the things i cared about at the time. and it just kind of snowballed from there. >> jay: well, your mom -- i contacted your mom. she s