McInnes attended Ottawa's Carleton University and received a BA in English from Montreal's Concordia University in 1994.
He finished a book of memoirs for Simon & Schuster entitled How to Piss in Public.
Moved to Canada when he was age 4.
In 1999, he moved to New York City.
McInnes started the website, StreetCarnage.com, with Derrick Beckles. He also co-founded an advertising agency called Rooster NY where he serves as creative director.
Father of a daughter and two sons.
His father is the vice president of operations at Gallium, a high-tech company specializing in defense. His mother is a retired business teacher.