Growing up, George had to learn to live with hands petite enough to work in an Asian shoe-making factory. Fortunately for him, as a Greece, he began shaving at 7 (just like his mother) and was not mistaken again for a girl until high school when all the other, more masculine students grew. George has never been able to ride any of the good rides at Disneyland and this has made him bitter and driven to overcome his diminutive stature.