Dark blond, athletic, Alabama native Clayne Crawford initially moved west not to pursue an acting career but to play baseball for UCLA. When a knee injury ended his hopes, he took up construction work and later decided to give acting a try after noting how well-paid his pals were for their seemingly effortless appearances in commercials. Though he was turned down time and again for commercial work for four years, the actor began treading the boards in local productions including "The Bullet Proof Kid" and "Pushing Thirty". Finally Crawford's stretch of bad luck ended when he landed a lead role