ANDREAS KOUMI was born in London to Cypriot parents. He lives inSouthgate with his fiancée Margarita, and has been a journalist for the UKCypriot press and an advertising copywriter. In 1996, he establishedExposure, an award-winning youth media participation project, now aregistered charity with a staff of nine, and has made many appearances onnational television, radio and in the press. BBC Radio 4 have commissionedan adaptation of one of his plays as a pilot sitcom.