Pookies ability to deliver a powerful performance is drawn from his real life experiences He grew up in a remote rural area in Wisconsin doing things most of us only see in movies like milking cows racing snowmobiles motorcycles and running large pieces of heavy duty farm equipment Lyle Allen DeRose Jr Pookie was born on May 30 1962 in Racine Wisconsin to Barbara DeRose Lutz a retired Executive Secretary and Lyle Allen DeRose Sr who is a retired Industrial Engineer His only sibling a sister Cheryl DeRose DeRose is of Italian heritage and grew up in Wisconsins dairy land working on dairy farms After 2 marriages Pookie took to the road driving Long Haul semi which landed him in Denver Colorado setting up a new start where he married once more opened a small trucking company which closed 7 years later and divorced once again This when he was discovered by the producer of a Reality show American Guns filmed in Arvada Colorado After filming Pookie realized he was meant to be in front of the camera After appearing on a few more Reality Tv shows like Lords of War and Big Rig Bounty he moved on to short films feature films and even a few local Colorado commercials