Kipley Wentz was born and raised just north of Chicago, Illinois. Described as "extremely Midwestern" by a friend, Kipley has been known to wear plaid shirts on occasion.

He received a BFA in Theater from the University of Southern California, has performed in shows across the country, and spent two years performing sketch comedy throughout Europe. He has appeared in numerous Off-Off-Broadway shows and has performed with the Upright Citizen's Brigade and Second City improv companies.

Kipley was a founding member of The Story Hour, Inc., which produced shows for children and families throughout New York and New Jersey. His work in children's theater spans 15+ years, and he has performed for tens of thousands of children across the nation.

He is particularly proud to have been the very first "Buster" in the very first live production based on Marc Brown's "Arthur" books.

In addition to his solo music and puppet shows, Kipley splits his time between two other projects, The Fuzzy Lemons... New York's hottest family rock-n-roll band, and Playdate Music, a live mini-concert series for toddlers.

Kipley has written, directed, produced, and edited numerous film and television projects including independent features, documentaries, commercials, PSA's and music videos.

His feature documentary, Joyful Noise was selected as the "Best Arts Program" by the New England Cable Commission, and his feature comedy, Much Ado, has won several independent awards including "Best Picture" at the Kalamazoo Independent Film Festival.

He received a Certificate in Multimedia Production from NYU, and is a graduate of the Int'l Film & Television Workshop in Rockport, Maine.

Kipley currently lives in Hoboken, NJ and enjoys his view of Manhattan with his wife, Karin, a dancer for American Ballet Theater, and his son, August.

For the record, his cat Hazelnut does not like wearing cow costumes.