Screenwriter, filmmaker and teacher Tom McCluskey hails from Astoria, Queens, NY. He graduated from Regis High School, Fordham University and U.S.C’s School of Cinematic Arts and is currently completing his Master of Arts in Educational Administration at Cal State, Northridge. In addition to teaching over 2,500 students over for fifteen years, he has won numerous awards for his films and screenplays including two Cine Golden Eagles. He is on the Board of Directors of M.E.L.A. (Media Educators of Los Angeles). He and his wife Lauren have one daughter, Lia Patricia. They live in Tarzana, CA.