[2][3][4] During high school, D'Aquila was a star football player, but unfortunately an injury ended his promising sports career.
[4] He moved to Hollywood to pursue his acting and screenwriting career, where he waited tables to make ends meet.
[4] Once he got married and they had a son, he temporarily left show business to focus on fatherhood.
[4] D'Aquila wrote, produced, and starred in the play Unorganized Crime, opposite Chazz Palminteri, in its Los Angeles premiere.
[3][5][6][7][8] D'Aquila starred as Grantaire in the 2nd National Tour of Les Misérables, also known as the "Fantine Company" which premiered at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles on 1 June, 1988 to critical acclaim.