hiː wʌz ɹˈeɪzd ɪn tˈɛksəs, ænd lˈɪvd ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi ænd sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ tə kˈænədə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ænd ɡˈeɪnɪŋ kɐnˈeɪdiən sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
He was raised in Texas, and lived in New York City and San Francisco before moving to Canada in 1986 and gaining Canadian citizenship in 1989.