Jack Andreozzi was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in an Italian section called Federal Hill. He is the son of Salvatore Andreozzi, who was born in Caserta, Italy, and Antonetta whose parents came from Tiano, Italy. Jack later moved to the Eagle Park area of Providence where he attended Mt. Pleasant High School. He quit school at 16 and after ten years of working at odd jobs and going aimlessly through life, he came to California with his wife Carol (whom he married in 1962). He graduated Los Angeles City College and worked as a grip in various studios, where he caught the acting bug. After studying for several years he got his first break in the acclaimed TV series "Police Story" (1973). He retired in 1998 but found that it doesn't agree with him. As of December 2002, he is in the process of returning to acting. Jack has a son and three daughters and four granddaughters .