He played the role of
Marc Cram on the
Nickelodeon sitcom
Kenan & Kel. Other acting jobs included Nickelodeon’s
All That and
NBC’s medical drama
ER. His filmmaking credits include the feature-length, theatrically released documentary
Dying to do Letterman, which was invited by the
International Documentary Association to qualify for the Academy Award consideration. Messina's television producing credits include the
VH1 reality TV series
Scream Queens, the
MTV documentary series
Caged,
The CW reality show
Beauty and the Geek, Messina has produced and contributed to over one-hundred hours of TV and film. He later made a feature film based on the play. The film was funded with money he won on a gameshow called
Majority Rules. Messina wrote, directed, and acted in the screen-adaptation of the play, which was produced in conjunction with future wife Fincioen. While that film did not achieve major distribution, the work helped him land the role of Marc Cram on
Kenan & Kel. == Personal life ==