Born and raised in New York. Studied Theater and Voice at Queens College and acting with William Esper of the Neighborhood Playhouse.

Created and ran a company that provided voice announcements and programming for telephone companies and radio syndication including Time, Weather, Sports, Childrens Stories, “Dial Santa”, and “The Atlantic City Report”. Debuted Donnelly Directories Talking Yellow Pages that included Sports, Movie Times, and Entertainment Information for cities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and Maryland.