A boy was born to Joan and Richard F. Alviti. They named him Richard "Rick" John Alviti and the story begins. He is the middle of three children, having an older and younger sister. The family originally from Niagara Falls, NY moved to North Tonawanda, New York. Where he attended local schools and graduated from the State University of Buffalo with a B.S. in Business Management. He got a taste for Hollywood at an early age, being fascinated with the stars and glitter. Elvis Presley had always been his idol, he listened to his music and read everything he could on him. Rick has always had an ear for music, he plays piano by ear and also learned to play the banjo and sing.
His dreams took him to L.A. where he studied acting and worked as a singing Bar tender. He had long hair and a beard when he went to Hollywood, after cutting his hair and shaving his beard for an acting part everyone started calling him "Elvis" because of his resemblance to the King.