Born John Walters on August 13, 1968, J.D. moved to Los Angeles in 1987. He studied acting and improv at various workshops in the L.A. area. Moved to New York City in the mid 1990s. Studied at the William Esper Studio. He performed in numerous off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions before returning to Los Angeles. He has appeared in national TV commercials for KFC with Jason Alexander and in other nationwide campaigns for such products as Bud Light and Miracle-Gro. He appeared as the lead in the Toby Keith #1 music video "I Wanna Talk About Me".