bˈɔːɹn ɪn dˈeɪtən, oʊhˈaɪoʊ tə ɹˈɪtʃɚd"ɹˈɪtʃ"ʌndʒˈɜː ænd ᵻlˈiːnɚ"ˈɛli"ɑːpɹˈiə, ʌndʒˈɜː ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪn ɡɹˈænvɪl, oʊhˈaɪoʊ.
Born in Dayton, Ohio to Richard ("Rich") Unger and Eleanor ("Ellie") Oprea, Unger grew up in Granville, Ohio.