Background
Rouse was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where he played football at Oak Ridge High School.
Rouse was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where he played football at Oak Ridge High School.
He attended the University of Tennessee before developing an interest in acting. Rouse studied acting in Atlanta and later, improvisation in Chicago, where he became involved with improv guru Delegate Close and Chicago"s legendary Second City Theatre where he met long-time friend David Pasquesi.
After writing and performing in a number of Second City productions, Rouse moved to New New York