Desmond moved with his family from Savannah to The Bronx at the age of 3. He attended Catholic school and eventually graduated from Fordham Preparatory School, a Jesuit high school and as a hyperactive student, he caused problems. After high school, he attended Manhattan College, but was thrown out after only 6 weeks. Afterwards, he worked in various other occupations before pursuing acting which included working at a brokerage firm, a deli, in construction and landscaping and as a bartender, mostly to pay for acting classes with John Strasberg. Through acting, Desmond had found an appropriate outlet for his hyperactive behavior.
Desmond moved with his family from Savannah to The Bronx at the age of 3. He attended Catholic school and eventually graduated from Fordham Preparatory School, a Jesuit high school and as a hyperactive student, he caused problems. After high schoo...