Jack is a "Cape Codder." He was born in Hyannis on Cape Cod, Massachusetts and grew up in Brewster, Massachusetts.
Jack is a musician and played bass for many Rock and Roll bands including Boston's All-Star Ska band Steady Earnest and NYC's Mephiskapheles.
Early in his career, Jack worked with Director Brad Anderson (The Call, The Machinist, Session 9)
They edited Brad's documentary film about the Dalai Lama entitled "Wake Up" at The Boston Film/Video Foundation in the early 1990s.