Born in Roanoke, but reared mainly in Catawba, Elijah has always had a vivid imagination, with interests in writing, drawing, and especially cinema. He played football from fifth grade to tenth grade, played teeball/baseball from first grade to eighth grade. He lettered in middle school football in eighth grade. He graduated from Virginia Western community college in 2006. He was an assistant manager at Movie Starz Video in 2004 and a Manager in Training at fye from 2007-2008. He loves to watch movies in his spare time, sometimes two or three in a row, also works on his own screenplays.