Ethan was born in Chicago and raised in the south suburbs. He studied Mass communication and Psychology at Illinois State University and moved to Los Angeles after graduating. Ethan worked at Fuel Tv until it was switched over to Fox Sports 2 in 2013. He then spent a short time working at FX in the promotions department, but soon returned to the Production side of Television working on Mythbusters, Top Gear, Ozzy and Jack's World Detour, and many others.