 Teller akaberekerwa muVienna, Austria, naShlomo Meir Teller nomudzimai wake Edna née Lichtenstein. Baba vake vakanga vatizira kuUnited States pashure pokunge vaNazi vatora Austriamuna 1938, asi akadzokera kuVienna pashure peHondo Yenyika II kunotorazve bhizimisi remhuri. Apo Teller akanga ari mukomana muduku, iye navabereki vake vakatamira kuStamford, Connecticut. 