ry so ch ori . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Cass av etes ▁family ▁later ▁settled ▁in ▁Vol os ▁and ▁Zag ora . ▁His ▁early ▁years ▁were ▁spent ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁Greece ; ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁at ▁age ▁seven , ▁he ▁spoke ▁no ▁English . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁on ▁Long ▁Island , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁attended ▁Port ▁Washington ▁High ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁Port ▁Week ly ▁( the ▁school ▁paper ), ▁Red ▁Dom ino ▁( inter class ▁play ), ▁football , ▁and ▁the ▁Port ▁Light ▁( year book ). ▁Next ▁to ▁his ▁photo ▁on ▁page ▁ 5 5 ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁year book ▁is ▁written : ▁"' C ass y ' ▁is ▁always ▁ready ▁with ▁a ▁wis ec rack , ▁but ▁he ▁does ▁have ▁a ▁serious ▁side . ▁A ▁' sens ational ' ▁person ality . ▁D riv es ▁his ▁' he ap ' ▁all ▁over ." ▁▁ ▁Cass av etes ▁attended ▁Bla ir ▁Academy ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁sem ester ▁at ▁Pl att s burgh , ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Champ lain ▁College ▁before ▁being ▁exp elled ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁failing ▁gr ades . ▁He ▁spent ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁h itch h ik ing ▁down ▁to ▁Florida ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Arts ▁after ▁running ▁into ▁friends ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁en rolled , ▁stating ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁pack ed ▁with ▁girls , ▁encourag ing ▁Cass av etes ▁to