Was born in 1970 in Palermo but he spent his childhood in Galati Mamertino, a small town on the Nebrodi mountains, in the province of Messina. In Palermo he graduated with a bachelor of science in geology and he became a certified geologist. Since receiving his certification he has been practising geology on his own.
However, the love for his country and for art have been a fundamental part of his life since he was a teen ager: painting, graphics and photography are the forms of art that are the most familiar to him.