Stephen Thomas Young was born in Dallas, Texas on July 15th 1975. He graduated from Coppell High School in 1993. After attending Northlake Community College for two years, he transferred to The University of Texas at Austin to major in film. Although loving the school, the largeness of the film program made it difficult to get hands on television and film experience. He transferred to The University of North Texas in Denton where he finished his film degree earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1998.