His mother, Jeanne (Button), was a costume designer, and his father, Stephen Arnold Sbarge, was an artist, writer and stage director who named his son after the Renaissance artist.
Его родители были связаны с театральным искусством: мать Жанна Баттон — дизайнер костюмов на Бродвее; отец Стефан А. Сбардж — писатель художник и режиссёр.