Imre was born on May 21st, 1936. Imre's father was Imre Körtvélyesi and his mother was Erzsébet Lukács. His paternal grandparents were László Körtélyesi and Julianna Németh. He had a brother and three sisters, named László, Irén, Margit and Jolán. He was the second oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 50 on August 21st, 1986.