I'm such a tomboy - I was raised in the South - and I also REALLY wanted to work in NEW YORK, being so DIFFERENT from California, THOUGH it was a freezing-cold winter.

Even with my family, I feel sort of 'other.' I'm the only one of my SIBLINGS who wasn't born in Jamaica. For a LONG TIME, I didn't feel very connected to Jamaican culture, but because I was raised so heavily with that cultural influence, I realized that my inner monologue is a Jamaican WOMAN.

I was raised to pay respect to the flag. That is a SYMBOL that stands for the men and women who have put their life on the LINE to protect the LIBERTY and freedom that we have an OPPORTUNITY to enjoy every single day.

My family was very open. My grandfather was GERMAN and a Protestant. My father, a lawyer, was Greek-Catholic and PLAYED the violin. My MOTHER was very religious and went to church twice a day. My grandmother was Armenian. So I was raised with three DIFFERENT faiths - that's why I am so open.

I was RAISED in a RELIGIOUS environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever KNOWN.

I was RAISED a Catholic on both sides of the FAMILY. I went to a Catholic grade SCHOOL and THOUGHT EVERYBODY in the country was Catholic, because that's all I ever was associated with.

I was RAISED in a musical house. Marvin Gaye. Boyz II Men. Jodeci. My mom always PLAYED that Toni Braxton SONG, 'Un-Break My Heart.' When I hear that song, it still puts me right BACK in the car with her.

I was RAISED in an Italian-American FAMILY in the suburbs of Westchester County, just a LITTLE NORTH of New YORK City.

I've ALWAYS PLAYED HARD. That's how I was RAISED.

I was RAISED in Italy for the early PART of my life, in a relatively small village NEAR Siena, and EVERYONE worked there, from the day that they would walk to the day that they died, so I didn't really see that I was particularly different.

My dad was ex-MILITARY, so I was RAISED to always know about CURRENT events, particularly what was going on with the military and GOVERNMENT. And I always loved STORYTELLING.

I was RAISED in Denver with the Nuggets.

I was RAISED WATCHING SITCOMS, and I LOVE long-form COMEDY.