Biography
DeMille was born in Jamaica, Queens and resides in Garden City, New York, a village on Long Island. He attended Elmont Memorial High School in Elmont, New York, and graduated from Hofstra University.
DeMille served in the United States Army as a First Lieutenant and saw action in Vietnam.
He is a member of Mensa.
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