Background
Essandoh, who was born in Schenectady, New York, graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1990.
Essandoh, who was born in Schenectady, New York, graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1990.
He also studied acting at the Acting Studio in New York City.
He received a Bachelor of Surgery in chemical engineering from Cornell University. He is also a playwright, and authored Black Thang which is published in the anthology Plays and Playwrights 2003. Essandoah joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Cornell University, and through that organization, the Irving Literary Society.