Aristotelis Savalas was born on January 21, 1922 in Garden City, New York, the son of Greek immigrants. In 1941, he joined the army and served in World War II, from which he was discharged in 1943 with a Purple Heart disability. After his release, Savalas attended the Armed Forces Institute where he studied radio and television production. He went on to enroll at Columbia University where he continued his studies in psychology. During the early 1950s, Telly worked for ABC radio as host of the Voice of America.
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