Buried at New Montefiore Cemetery in West Babylon, Long Island, New York.
As a child family moved from Brooklyn and settled in Mitchell Gardens at 25-40 Union St Flushing, New York.
Started his career running a blimp advertising business.
Head of Trans Continental Records; at one time or another, has guided the careers of the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, Marshall Dyllon, Natural, Ben Bledsoe, and O-Town.