Growing up in New York, the Bronx, at the age 16, GIO, was playing baseball when he was picked by a scout to try out for the New York Yankees. He’s an accomplished high bar gymnast, also a professi...ver maisGrowing up in New York, the Bronx, at the age 16, GIO, was playing baseball when he was picked by a scout to try out for the New York Yankees. He’s an accomplished high bar gymnast, also a professional boxer, studied acting and acted in plays, movies and TV. He also took a course in writing at Marymount College.ver menos