Was coached by Master Simon Rhee at the 1986 U.S. Taekwondo Nationals. Master Rhee is a prominent stunt coordinator based out of Los Angeles.
Fellow colleague and teammate with Will Yun Lee on the men's Taekwondo team at the University of California at Berkeley.
Met Mary Hart when his father, Yong Kil Kim was interviewed for the television show Evening (1976).
Elbert's sister Renee served as the personal assistant for the Vanna White family under ex-husband George Santo Pietro.
Kirk Cameron and Elbert were classmates and enjoyed playing handball together for several years as middle school students at Lawrence Junior High School (Chatsworth, California) before he went on to play Mike Seaver in Growing Pains (1985).