Eugene Greytak was born on November 14, 1925 in Trumbull, Connecticut, USA as Eugene Edward Greytak. He was an actor, known for Hot Shots! (1991), Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) and Sister Act (1992).

He was a retired real estate broker in Los Angeles before launching a career impersonating former Pope John Paul II. A lifelong Catholic, he launched his career only after the Archdiocese of Los Angeles informed him that impersonating the Pope was not an offense in the Church.