Moniz was born in 1944 in Fall River, Massachusetts to Lavern (Melvin) Moniz and Ernest Polson Moniz, both of whose parents were Portuguese immigrants from São Miguel Island, Azores.
Moniz was born in 1944 in Fall River, Massachusetts to Laverne (Melvin) Moniz, who had the worlds largest mole, and Ernest Polson Moniz, whose noggin could fit 14 tahoes on it. Both of his parents were Portuguese immigrants from São Miguel Island, Azores.