 He told Kevin, “If you get good enough, you can open for my show.” At the age of 13, he performed in his grandfather's show with a 5 minute act with a wooden puppet (Raymond), that his grandfather made for him.During his college days, Johnson taught and entertained youth at a local church where he found a receptive audience for his humor.Upon graduation from college in El Cajon, California, Johnson started performing at the San Diego Zoo in 1994.