hiː wʌz ɹˈeɪzd ɪn wˈɪɾɪɚ, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ænd stˈʌdid dɹˈɔːɪŋ ænd pˈeɪntɪŋ æt kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, fˈʊlɚtən.
He was raised in Whittier, California and studied drawing and painting at California State University, Fullerton.