Early Years
Bilon was born in the mid-sized industrial town of Youngstown, Ohio, not far from the Pennsylvania border. He was a third-generation Ukrainian American and was active in St. Anne's Ukrainian Catholic Church in nearby Austintown, Ohio. Bilon attended Ursuline High School in Youngstown. Bilon studied acting formally and appeared in various television commercials and was hired for promotional events. He often described himself as a "starving actor". Dedicated to acting, he was no less passionate about his ethnic heritage, and once hosted a Ukrainian Radio Hour on WKTL-FM, based in nearby Struthers, Ohio.
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