His parents were poor refugees from Asia Minor, and he helped his family financially doing odd jobs.
After a successful audition, he entered the drama school of K. Michailidis for free.
[1] He married a British lady Anne and raised three children, Jonathan, Martha and Vanessa.
His first appearance in theater was in 1955 in To proto psema with Katerina Andreadi's company.
In the early years of his career he worked with Vilma Kyrou, Dinos Iliopoulos and Kostas Hatzichristos.