George Mackis was born on December 6, 1944 in Sacramento, California. His mother was born in Platanos, Greece in 1917. His father was born in Meligala, Greece in 1894. His father first immigrated to California in 1919. He returned to Greece frequently. He met George's mother and they married in 1936. They then moved to Hollywood, California. They settled in Sacramento in 1940. In the United States, George's parents worked in the restaurant business for sixty-four years. George worked in various positions, such as in a pharmacy, hair cutting, and at the state capital in legislature.
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