Phillip Lybrand was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but he grew up in Port Tampa, Florida. Lybrand knew from a very young age that he wanted to work in the film/TV industry. He produced morning broadcasts for his elementary, middle, and high schools in Tampa - winning an award for production as a Junior at Robinson High School. Lybrand went on to produce several short films in high school and college - winning awards for a number of them. He is currently working on his first feature film which will begin production in 2007.