Early Years
Graham spent his first years in Hampstead Heath, London with his mother and two siblings. At the age of eight Graham and his mother moved to Spain and settled in a small town called Mijas in the Costa Del Sol. It was here in the local public school that Graham learned to speak Spanish fluently. After two years the decision was made to switch custody from mother to father and Graham moved from Spain to the United States and attend school in New York City
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