Raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Sean Fader spent most of his life as an actor, acting, singing, and dancing since he was five years old. After attending Northwestern and The New School University he performed on several national tours with stops both on and off-Broadway. Sean then earned his MA in digital arts from The Maryland Institute College of Art and is now finishing his MFA in Photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Sean currently resides in Chicago.