For most, comedy, particularly improv, does not come naturally. But actor Dax Shepard has developed his natural comedic gifts into a substantial career in a short period of time. His skills as an improviser led to his breakout role in the hidden camera prank show, "Punk’d" (MTV, 2002- ), starring co-creator Ashton Kutcher. Though only on the show for one season as a "field agent", Shepard turned into a cult celebrity virtually overnight and soon branched out into other projects, including feature films.

Shepard was born in January of 1975 in Milford, Michigan. His life was routinely