Dennis Latos was born in
Flushing, New York to
Greek-American parents. His mother, Julie ( Tsouros), was a florist. His father, Panagiotis (known as Peter) Latos, was a lawyer who ran Latos & Latos law firm in
Astoria, Queens. Dennis Latos attended
St. Mary's High School. During his senior year, Latos was accepted to New York University's
Tisch School of the Arts Summer Program in
Dublin, Ireland. That November, his father Peter, aged 44, had been diagnosed with an extremely aggressive and virulent stage 4
prostate cancer. After the news, Latos decided to withdraw from Emerson and move back to New York. He transferred into
Hofstra University, where he continued his film studies, and made the Provost's List each semester he was there. Latos then started working as an assistant music video editor and production assistant on music videos for artists such as
Fabolous,
Red Cafe,
Jadakiss,
Young Jeezy and
Machine Gun Kelly. Latos then created his own production company, Latos Entertainment. On June 29, 2013, Latos's father died from prostate cancer at age 48. Shortly thereafter, Dennis and his younger brother Stavros (born 1994), formed The Peter Latos Prostate Cancer Foundation (PLPCF) in memory of their father. The foundation's mission is to save lives through early detection and to provide prostate cancer screenings and PSA blood tests for those in need. The foundation also aims to increase awareness through education and provides information about prostate cancer to the public. ==Career==