Graduated from Whitefish Bay High School in Whitefish Bay,
Wisconsin.
Graduated with an A.B. in Film & Media Studies and Drama from Washington
University in St. Louis.
In 2005, founded 'Daniel Hirsh Film Editor,' a short and narrative film-focused video production studio in suburban Atlanta. It is now based in New York.
Sang with the Washington University Pikers.
Is a cousin of the late cinematographer Haskell Wexler, late guitarist Michael Bloomfield, TV cameraman T. Robin Hirsh and actress Darryl Hannah.
Is mentioned in the book, 'The Magic Tower and Other One-Act Plays' (page 40) as lead participant in the first staged performance of Tennessee Williams' 'Me, Vashya' at Washington University's 2004 Tennessee Williams Symposium.
Worked as cartoonist for high school newspaper's "The Tower Times," earning a total of six awards from the University of Wisconsin NEWSPA Journalism Conference.