Steve was born in Mexico to an Austrian father and a Greek American mother. Due to his father being the promoter of the Harlem Globetrotters, they moved around between Mexico and the US, enabling him to grow with both cultures and become perfectly bilingual. This has let him work in both markets with success.While living in Mexico he pursued a professional soccer career, attaining a league championship in 1978. Steve is also an advanced martial artist, after he won 1st place in the nationals, he earned a place on the national team that competed in the world championships in Denmark 1983.After moving back to US permanently, he continued fighting in tournaments, and auditioning as an actor, landing lead roles in twp Latin soaps and using his fight experience to choreograph and perform fight sequence with the lead. He continues to learn and strive to be the best at what he does.