Born in Nyack, New York, John moved to Boca Raton Florida as a teen. Unable to abandon his New York roots, he traveled back and forth from Florida to Piermont, New York. The son of an Italian father and an Irish mother, John began his acting career at a play house in Piermont, New York. In South Florida, he worked with Burt Reynolds and Tom Selleck while with Boca Talent. In 1990, John relocated to Atlanta, Georgia where he started the first of many successful businesses.