Yedidia was born on November 5, 1984 in San Francisco. Yedidia starred in the film Warriors of Virtue, after working under the direction of Francis Ford Coppola on the movie Jack. He went on to feature in the Disney Channel movie Under Wraps. His performance in this latter work led him to be nominated for a 1997 youth in Film Award for Best Performance in a TV or Feature Film. He retired from acting in 1998. Mario went on to study at Columbia University. Mario Yedidia is now a political coordinator at San Francisco Rising.