[5] Tamberelli is a graduate of Hampshire College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary arts focusing on music performance and booking management.

[7] His first regular television role, at age 4, was as Sean Novak on the ABC daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope.

However, he returned to the role in the fall of 1988 when the Novak family was brought back, to help close up storylines in preparation for the Ryan's Hope finale in January 1989.

[10] In the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V, he provided the voice and physical inspiration for Jimmy Townley/Jimmy De Santa.

[citation needed] As of 2016, the only remaining members from the original formation were Tamberelli and childhood friend and guitarist Matt DeSteno.