bˈɔːɹn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, hiː ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪnðə nˈuː sˈaʊθ wˈeɪlz sˈɪɾi ʌv bˈæθɜːst ænd ɐtˈɛndᵻd hˈaɪ skˈuːl æt sənt stˈænɪslˌaʊs kˈɑːlɪdʒ, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.
Born in 1975, he grew up in the New South Wales city of Bathurst and attended high school at St Stanislaus' College, from which he graduated in 1991.