[1] Born and raised in Los Angeles, Fresco received his Bachelor's Degree in film and political science from Hampshire College.
[citation needed] After graduating, he worked in television commercials as a production assistant and as a prop master.
[citation needed] Fresco was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in the second season of Mad About You and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Andy Richter Controls the Universe.
[1] Fresco created other television shows, including Life on a Stick, The Trouble With Normal and Sean Saves the World.
He served as the creator, showrunner and executive producer of the Netflix comedy horror series Santa Clarita Diet.