æz ɐ tˈiːneɪdʒɚ, hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd sənt. dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn mˌɑːntɹɪˈɔːl ænd tɹˈeɪnd æt ðə stˈeɪdʒɪdˌoːɹ mˈænɚ pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˈɑːɹts tɹˈeɪnɪŋ sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹks kˈætskɪlz.
As a teenager, he attended St. George's High School in Montreal and trained at the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in New York's Catskills.