Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, John Jacob Ice grew up with his younger sister in the suburbs while attending The School for Creative and Performing Arts. He later graduated and studied Industrial Design at The Cleveland Institute of Art in Cleveland, Ohio. And after many years struggling as a freelance artist, John decided to uproot and relocate to Los Angeles in order to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He found himself performing as a background actor before obtaining an agent and then auditioned for numerous television commercials. That is when John also discovered that he had a passion for writing.