 Besmehn traveled extensively worldwide, receiving a broad liberal education as far away as Jakarta, Indonesia and as provencal as Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Houston, Texas.He attended San Mateo College and Glendale College, studying theatre, law and computer programming.Following his college days, Besmehn toured with an international theatre company, which became the foundation for David Houck's renaissance effort of resuscitating the Pasadena Playhouse.