King was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the Carnegie Mellon University. He studied acting, dance, and clowning under coaches such as Wynn Handman, Rick Edelstein, John Ulmer, Merry Conway, and Paul Draper. Beside several roles in stage plays such as "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "As You Like It", "Three Sisters", Romeo and Juliet", and "Hamlet", he was featured in the daily soap television series All My Children, Another World, and As the World Turns.