Born in Hoboken, New Jersey and raised in Miami, Florida where he first walked on stage "on a dare". Extensive theater experience with 9 Critic Awards. Wrote (with Juanin Clay) and performed a one-man show "King of the City; an evening with Al Capone which was picked as one of the "Best of the Fest" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland and the Daily News "Critic's Choice" in Los Angeles.