Des grew up in Oxford England from Irish father and cockney mother, he spent time at the Oxford playhouse. as well as the new theatre Oxford,starting off as a film extra in the sixties,he then became a successful Disc Jockey in England, before moving to America in 1977.he would spend time doubling for Roger Moore in lots of commercials, in 1992 he became a single parent of three children a one year old, four year old and five year old, after doing 11 plays at Phoenix little theater, he gave it up to parent his children, he resides in Phoenix where he has a workshop.