David Joseph Sheftell was born in Los Angeles, California, to Kim Sheftell, and Craig Evan Sheftell, an investment banker. His father had Russian Ancestory, while his mother was born in Sydney, Australia giving David his Dual Citizenship with both the United States and Australia. Having grown up in Calabasas David attended Viewpoint Preparatory School. There he excelled in sports such as Basketball and Volleyball, and in these he gained both his respect for the opponent as well as his competitive nature, always wanting to win. It wasn't until the 11th grade when his speech teacher, Mrs. Doris Warren, asked him to join the musical and recruited him for "Bye, Bye, Birdie" as the titular character, Conrad Birdie. Having known him for being personable as well as having hosted talent shows and being the President of his school, his teacher knew he would excel in this new role. Once he went into theater, the acting bug bit and hard. From there he attended Pepperdine University with a scholarship in Theater. With Malibu as his new home he was able to not only ingratiate himself within the community but also entertain it by appearing in 11 shows in his 4-year tenure. He became heavily involved with community service in performing with the Pepperdine Improv Troup and becoming that group's first ever 2-term President. After receiving his B.A. in Theater from Pepperdine David made the short move from Malibu to Hollywood where he began his career in Acting. During David's period in the extremely competitive Los Angeles Entertainment Industry, he was a working actor having appeared in Movies, Television, Mini-series, Commercials, and numerous Voice Over projects. There he learned not only a great deal about how to work with many different types of people but also developed a thick skin. Having appeared in "Stephen King's Bag of Bones" with Pierce Brosnon on A&E, as well as "The Young and the Restless" and "Days of Our Lives," and numerous times on cartoons such as "Family Guy," "American Dad," and "The Cleveland Show," he made some incredible contacts and life long friends. Yet during this period he also always pursued a career in Real Estate, using those contacts in the film and television industry to help further his Real Estate Career. Through these contacts he was able to partner with Madison Hildebrand of Million Dollar Listing LA and David Featured on the show heavily. Having lived all over Los Angeles David brings with him a wealth of knowledge for the Valley, the Westside, and Malibu. So if you are looking for someone knowledgeable, hardworking, dedicated, with a great team behind him, then he's man! Show less «