Tripp grew up in Shelby, NC and graduated from The University of North Carolina in 1993. He moved to Wilmington, North Carolina in 1999 to open a boutique production company and pursue filmmaking. While in Wilmington Tripp wrote and directed several commercials, industrials and cable television episodes. In 2006 Tripp made the move to Los Angeles to further pursue writing and directing. He is a partner at LA Grip Productions and spends his mornings trading options. He is an avid comic book collector and loves a good pick up basketball game. Tripp lives in Sherman Oaks, CA with his wife, Holland, a Casting Director for Reality Television.