His father had English and Scottish ancestry, and his mother is of five-eighths Finnish and three-eighths Swedish descent (his mother's family surname had been changed from the Finnish "Pajari" to "Paige").
Ayahnya tiga perempat keturunan Inggris dan seperempat keturunan Skotlandia, sementara ibunya lima perdelapan keturunan Finlandia dan tiga per delapan keturunan Swedia (nama keluarga ibunya telah berubah dari nama Finlandia "Pajari" menjadi "Paige").