Antonio started college in Iraq in late 1988. During that time, he lived through two wars, the Iran/Iraq war and the US/Iraq war. He was subjected to political abuse from the Saddam regime. His political differences with the Ba'ath party ideology landed him in jail during his college years. He was freed by the Ba'ath party resistance and gained political asylum with the United States as a refugee in March of 1991.Following this, he was sent to a Saudi Arabian refugee camp in the desert under U.S. care for four years. He immigrated to the US in August of 1994. Antonio became a United States citizen on March 24, 2005.He studied acting at Bill Howey Acting Studio in Burbank, California. He also studied accent reduction and dialect training at the Los Angeles City College. He speaks fluent Arabic. He currently resides in Hollywood, California.His big break was this year being cast in a prominent role of Academy Award Winning director, Ang Lee's BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK.Antonio looks to make a big impact on the entertainment world from this point on.