Damon Lipari was born in Patterson LA. Since he was 6 years old he wanted to be like his idols Pistol Pete and Michael Jordan. His love for basketball followed him through the years until he attended LSU. His passion for acting took over and he started to prepare himself for a move to Hollywood after he graduated. Damon with his wife Laurianne aka YaYa and two best friends Lyle Brocato and Angelena Swords Brocato packed everything they had in two cars and headed out west. Damon quickly picked up an agent and started booking commercial work. Ironically, Damon's first film work was on the CBS made for TV movie Vampire Bats which was filmed where he grew up, New Orleans LA. The production was moved half way through due to Hurricane Katrina to Halifax Nova Scotia. After it wrapped Damon quickly jumped on to The Guardian with Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, Initiation of Sarah with Mika Boorem, Summer Glau and JoAnna Garcia Swisher, and A Perfect Day with Rob Lowe, Paget Brewster and Christopher Lloyd. After filming 5 straight movies in his native state Damon decided to make home.. home again. Other titles include Memphis Beat, Shark Night 3D, Breakout Kings, Halt and Catch Fire, When the Game Stands Tall, The Originals and his latest Navy Seals vs. Zombies. Damon's goal is to one day play Pistol Pete in a movie made about the legendary basketball player. Another goal is to one day be endorsed by Nike and design his own shoes. Damon and his wife YaYa have a daughter Wesly Lu, a son McHale Christopher Ren and a dog named Luke Duke.
