Jerry Carita grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from New York's prestigious Regis High School. He has worked in various capacities on several movie crews, including as a personal assistant for Oscar-winning director 'Milos Foreman'. A graduate of Fordham University, Carita's frequent collaborators include Nick Monteleone, Missy Frederick, Stephanie Stephan and Mike Forde. Writing credits include the brilliant but as-yet unproduced "Freshman Year", co-written with Monteleone.