Born on 20 June 1956 in Kučiūnai village, Varėna district.
Since 1979 he has worked as a correspondent in various national newspapers. In 2007 he graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in journalism. From 2010 to 2015 he worked as the director of the publishing house UAB "Gimtinės šaltinis". Since 2018 he has been working as an editor of the culture magazine "Dainava".