Brandis was born in Danbury, Connecticut, the only child of Mary, a teacher and personal manager, and Gregory Brandis, a food distributor and firefighter.[1] He began his career as a child model and began acting in television commercials.[2][3] Brandis got his showbiz break at the age of six when he landed a recurring role on One Life to Live. He moved to Los Angeles with his family at age nine, and made guest appearances on shows such as L.A. Law, Who's the Boss?, Murder, She Wrote, Full House and Kate &am - en.wikipedia.org