He received a formal education in commerce, after which he took several art courses and, in 1980, he founded "Pinguino", for which he created the character Ronnie Fumoso, based on material that was written by Daniele Brolli. His first professional work was his illustration of Brolli's "Alan Hassad" series, which was published in Italian "Orient Express" comics magazine in 1980. Since then, he has created numerous other characters, has created advertising art, and has been featured in "Penthouse Comix" and many other well-known publications.