Born in Nashville Tennessee, which was the first of many homes for Yuri. He's lived in Virginia, West Africa, Japan and currently resides in New York City. Yuri discovered his talent and passion for acting near the end of high school and since then has made a reputation of being a committed and creative artist on both stage and screen in both the U.S. and Japan. He made his auteur debut in writing, producing and starring in the independent short, "Faithful" and was cast as Romeo in an off-Broadway production of "Romeo and Juliet." He is a student of Kung-Fu, speaks fluent Japanese, French and German.
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