Born in 1966 in New York City, Jonathan Tiersten originally got his start in film. After playing a role in a cult horror classic Sleepaway Camp, Tiersten studied drama at the University of New York along with Adam Sandler and Molly Shannon. In 1987, he acted in an after-school show called "Seasonal Differences", but by that time he was tired of the acting industry. Tiersten quit his film career and moved from New York City to Fort Collins, Colorado in 1991. There he operated a bar, the Mountain Tap Tavern, the site of David Gray's first North American appearance. Tiersten bega...