 Born in Chicago, the young Sebastian adorned his walls with four pencil-drawn portraits of Sylvester Stallone, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, and Robert De Niro. Manascalco's journey to Stardom was a slow one, but his jokes were not attention-grabbing or controversial. It was by almost two decades of stand-up, but it wasn't just that simple. This period was sustained by many regular jobs and a seven-year gig waiting tables at the upscale Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. Talk about a workaholic. He'd go running to do a stand-up set at the comedy store during breaks and come back just in time to deliver food to one table and take the wine order of another. It was hectic and busy, but Manascalco says he never said no to a gig.