Born on 08.12.1941 in Pielkava, Marijampolė district.
In 1965 he graduated from Vilnius University and acquired a specialisation as a teacher of Lithuanian language and literature. In 1965 he worked as a teacher at Rudnia secondary school in Varėnos district. In 1966 he served in the Soviet army. In 1967 he worked as the headmaster of Naniškės Secondary School in Varėna district. 1968-1970 Editor of Ekran News. 1970-1981 - worked at the Lithuanian Film Studio as an editor of the script college, editor-in-chief. 1981-1984 - employee of the repertory college of the Ministry of Culture of the Lithuanian SSR, 1984-1989 - literary consultant of the Lithuanian Writers' Union. 1988-1990 Member of the Council of the Sąjūdis Seimas, 1989-1990 Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. 1990-1992 Member of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania (Restorative Seimas), its Presidium. 1992-1997 Senior Rapporteur of the Culture-Education Group of the President of the Republic of Lithuania. 2001-2009 Inspector of Journalistic Ethics of Lithuania. Signatory of the Act of Independence of 11 March.