Background
Basis was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Mark Twain Intermediate School 239 and Midwood High School.
Basis was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Mark Twain Intermediate School 239 and Midwood High School.
After graduation, he joined the Actors Studio Master of Fine Arts program, where he received an Master of Fine Arts in Acting.
While majoring in theatre at Binghamton University, he performed in the title roles of "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead" and "I Hate Hamlet", in addition to several original productions. As a struggling actor in New York, Basis worked as a bartender, a bouncer, a busboy, a cater-waiter, and a substitute teacher while performing in independent and student films, and Office-Office Broadway plays. He also co-created and performed in an improv & sketch comedy show called "Mmm..Comedy" that ran for seven months.
Basis has type 1 diabetes, and he has worked as an activist to promote awareness.