Willy was born in Victoria Hospital on March 24th, 1982. Willy's parents are Mike Lavendel and Chantal Lavendel. Willy attended John Abbott College in Montreal in a three-year intensive theatre program. His big debut was in the film _Rainbow (1995)_, which was never released because of distribution errors. Willy loves theatre and has a great passion for writing, he wishes to one day become a film director and a writer.