Andrew Penabad was born and raised in West New York, New Jersey. He graduated from Ridgefield Memorial High School before attending Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey completing degrees with concentrations in History and also Sport Management while becoming a member of Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity. After just one year of graduate school, Andrew dropped out and began his pursuit of a career in film. His first job in the industry was as an extra on the blockbuster film The Wolf of Wall Street, which he credits as the reason that solidified his decision to be an actor. His training began in technique and scene study at HB Studio and he completed the two-year acting program at William Esper Studio studying under Bruce McCarty and Suzanne Esper. His first lead role was on a PITtv short entitled the NSA Reacts to AIM Conversations and was a regular on the Nepotism webseries on Youtube. Recently finished production of his first short film Play Ball, which he wrote, produced and starred in.
