I grew up in Long Island, New York in a town called Centereach. My father's family was from Italy. From Italy, to Brooklyn, to Long Island where I grew up. I wrestled all through Junior and Senior High School and studied the Martial Arts as well. The rest of the time I ran around and got in trouble with "the boys." That is what I was doing when they blew up the Marine Barracks in Beirut, and that day changed my life forever. I joined the Marines. Later I was stationed at the embassy in Tokyo, still getting into trouble, still studying the Martial Arts when I met my wife. A model from Hawaii. more...