hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ, mˈɛɹɪlˌænd ʌv ˈaɪɹɪʃ dᵻsˈɛnt ˌɔn hɪz fˈɑːðɚz sˈaɪd, bˌʌt ɹˈeɪzd ɔnðə pˈɑːlə ˈɪndiən ɹˌɛzɚvˈeɪʃən, sˌæn dɪˈeɪɡoʊ kˈaʊnti, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə.
He was born in Baltimore, Maryland of Irish descent on his father's side, but raised on the Pala Indian Reservation, San Diego County, California.