He attended Humble High School in Texas earning letters in football and baseball, plus being named to the National Honor Society and graduating in the top ten of his class.
In the autumn of 1974, Moore headed to Baylor University to study Biology and Chemistry and work on a Pre-Med degree.
For several years, Moore spent time acting, shooting stills, working as a grip and freelance writing for newspapers and small companies.
He also performed his stand up routine in New York at the Comic Strip and Dangerfield’s, in Dallas at the Comedy Corner, at North Texas State University and won the Funniest Man in Denton contest in 1982.
In 1986, on the film “No Safe Haven” starring Wings Hauser, Moore became a SAG-AFTRA member and worked as an Associate Producer.
When a call came to work on a very low-budget film titled R.O.T.O.R in 1987, Moore found himself helping to cast and scout locations during pre-production and then fill in for the fired production manager.
Work on the film included stunts, acting, weapons and special effects coordination along with managing the production.
He soon moved into directing country videos for Moe Bandy, Clinton Gregory, Glen Campbell, and Mel McDaniel among others.