Manny attended the College of Santa Fe on a baseball scholarship where he also discovered film. He started acting in short film projects then eventually began writing his own scripts. He became a stand up comic and age 21 and has performed all over the western United States. At age 23, he started a film production company with his best friend Luke called, "LyonMan Productions." His idol is Robin Williams because he also considers himself, 'legally insane'. Although he started in comedy he also enjoys the transition into drama. He prefers character acting in comedy and method acting on other roles depending on the complexity. He enjoys the challenge of diverse and darker characters more than the comical. No matter what, at the end of dramatic scenes or shoots he is notorious for breaking character and making the crew laugh by improvising his lines.