Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Raised in New Jersey

Dropped out of high school and moved to NYC (date approximate)

Began working as a drug courier; lived on the streets of NYC

Taken in by an NYU professor who later died of a drug overdose

Began dealing drugs in downtown clubs in Manhattan; his partner and roommate Kenny was later murdered

Married a former beauty contestant who acted as translator for some of Greene's drug transactions

Greene was nearly killed when a safe house was firebombed by Colombian drug dealers from whom he had scammed drugs

Began studying acting

Made feature film debut in starring role, "Laws of Gravity"

Starred in "Clean, Shaven"

Played villainous roles in both "Pulp Fiction" and "The Mask"

Played terrorist in "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory"