His father was an emergency room surgeon in Las Vegas.
While growing up as a child, Monty spent his Winters in Mammoth Lakes,
California where he was a member of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Team until
he eventually hung up his skis in favor of a snowboard.
Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman officially declared August 31st to be "Monty Lapica and Tommy Bell Day" in honor of the theatrical release of "Self-Medicated".
Monty's debut feature, "Self-Medicated," won over 40 international film
awards and was the most award-winning independent film of 2006.