- As of March 2007, he resides in LA with his wife.
- After moving to Chicago, he joined The Second City comedy group, and remained a part of it for seven years.
- He decided to focus strictly on acting after hearing several "horror stories" while working in restaurant management in NYC.
- His father is an artist from Puerto Rico and his mother is a dancer from the Bronx.
- Ian in 1995, guest starred as a car wash employee on an episode of Fox's Married With Children.
- Ian in 1995, had a recurring role on The Drew Carey Show at ABC, as antagonistic fellow employee Larry.
- Ian in 1993, had a cameo role as a strange hotel bellman in the Daniel Stern directed feature Rookie of the Year.
- Ian in 1993 had a recurring role on ABC's Missing Persons as Pete, a morgue technician.