Haddy is a native of Charleston, West Virginia,[1] and is a graduate of Capital High School.
[2] Haddy later returned to Charleston to Capital High School, where he taught television production, writing and performance for the camera, special effects, web and app design, and filmmaking.
Winning the final spot on the show after competing against two other potential contestants, he finished as one of the runners-up.
Soon afterward, Haddy left teaching to work full-time as a special-effects artist while running an e-commerce site selling airbrush equipment, including his own Shadow line of brushes.
[1][6] He was eliminated in episode 5 where the contestants had to create a Mother-Nature inspired goddess with attributes of their own mothers.