 In 2004, he received his Master of Fine Arts in acting from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.Sommer returned to the school in 2006 to teach icebreakers to law students, and again in 2008 to do an improv workshop with undergraduate theatre students.Sommer's most notable film role to date is as Anne Hathaway's friend Doug in the 2006 film "The Devil Wears Prada".