Son of Miriam Gordon Abeles, a soprano, and Dr. John H. Abeles of Boca Raton, Florida. Son-in-law of Anastasia P. Sund of Douglaston, Queens, New York.
He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia; He earned his postgraduate diploma in acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in London, England.