Carl Kocis

Born to a WWII Combat Veteran, a Czechoslovak named "Kocis," meaning carriage builder, and a beautiful Polish actress and painter, named Koldzcyski, meaning "wheelwright," Carl John Kocis II roared into life in Detroit, Michigan in 1952 when the Big Three (Ford, Chrysler and American Motors) ruled the world. Carl grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he started playing the guitar, and studied acting at Ann Arbor Huron High School. He migrated to Seattle, Washington after a short stint at Eastern Michigan and the University of Iowa, where he married and earned his Baccalaureate degree in Social Psychology and Personality from the University of Washington, and a Juris Doctor (JD) from Seattle University. He studied Jazz Theory and Improvisation with Gary Peacock at The Cornish Conservatory, and played original roots rock in the same clubs as Nirvana, and Soundgarden in Pioneer Square, where he had a law office for almost a decade. He started acting in Forsythe Junior High in Mrs. Hunt'