尤利乌斯·萨廷斯基，Was born on August 20, 1941 in Bratislava, then the capital of pro-Nazi Slovakia. His family was pretty wealthy, his grandfather being landowner and uncle running one of the biggest restaurants in Bratislava. He studied at pedagogical school, acted in amateur drama and radio plays. In 1958 won a declamatory competition, "Hviezdoslavov Kubín".