Reese grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and one of his high school friends was the brother of Paul Wernick.

[8] A year later, Wernick and Reese followed up with Invasion Iowa, a high-concept, high-stakes comedy hybrid starring William Shatner.

[13] In February 2012, it was announced Universal Studios had acquired Reese and Wernick's script for a feature film adaptation of Cowboy Ninja Viking.

[14] In September 2012, their original science fiction spec screenplay Epsilon was sold to Sony Pictures, with plans to co-produce with Michael De Luca.

[16] Reese lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress, writer and producer Chelsey Crisp.