Peter Falk was born Peter Michael Falk in New York on 16th September 1927. He was an only child. At aged 3 his eye was removed because he had a cancerous growth in it. On one occasion during a school lesson the teacher had to leave for a few minutes and left Peter in charge. He took his eye out and put in onto the desk and said "I've got my eye on you!" Peter's best friend was polio victim Mike Holohan. As a teenager he went through a rebellious phase and was often in trouble for misdemeanours.