He was born in Milwaukie, Oregon on April 24, 1979, where his family has run a family farm since 1908. His father, Robert "Bobby" Cereghino,(1949-) was a farmer and a home builder. His mother, Nancy (1949-) is an elementary and special ed Teacher. He graduated as a multi-sport athlete, running track and cross country, playing football and wrestling, before moving to Nashville to start a singing career. His first movie role was in "Mr. Hollands Opus" where he was included in the graduation scene because he had the proper shoes on for the period piece, and his football playing first came onto scenes as one of the stunt men doing tackles in "The Longest Yard."

Cereghino has published 12 novels, and a non-fiction collection of short stories. In 2015, his novel "116* Days With Dad" was published by Black Hill Press, which was loosely based on his experience as a commercial Fisherman on the Alaskan fishing vessels. He was reported as saying, "I went to Alaska, and it turned into a great story. At first, I thought it was the worst job in the world. You have no time off, and you spend 18 to 22 hours a day waist deep in fish blood and guts," he said. "Then when you get on shore there are all these bears, and you stink like fish." An earlier publication of Cereghino's eleventh novel "A Time To Lie" has been his best seller to date. Since 2004, he has also been a contributing author to the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series of books, appearing in publications of Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul IV as well as being included in the top 101 Chicken Soup for the Soul stories of all time in the book, Chicken Soup for the Soul:Christmas Cheer. Later in 2015, his novel, "Kiki's Angel" was published by same publishing house as "A Time to Lie."

Often appears as a music guest on Kato Kaelin's show. Is a licensed nautical captain as well as volunteering his time to do up to 30 Santa Claus gigs a year. As of 2016, he continues to live in Los Angeles.