Doug was born and raised in New Jersey. He spent summers on the Jersey
shore and winters in Vernon Valley. His father is Hank Finelli, who
presently operates the Meadows Golf Club in Lincoln Park and lives with
his wife Linda. Doug's mother Phyllis still lives in the house where
Doug grew up. Doug went to high school at North Highland Region in
Allendale and later transferred to the Barnstable Academy in Glenrock.
He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, then went to
grad school at Art Center College in Pasadena, where he met Mitch
Galane. Doug is married to Michelle Finelli. He started out in the advertising world and has been recently working throughout the country as a commercial director shooting spots for Nissan and Fruit of the Loom.