He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and achieving an IQ score of 129 (considered to be "very superior"), attended Manhattan's prestigious Stuyvesant High School where he was a member of the Latin Club and worked in the guidance office.
He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan in the 1960s. While there, he was a member of the Latin Club and worked in the guidance office.