[3] He said he was "always the funny kid growing up" and influenced by comedians Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence.

[3][4] He went to Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Georgia, where he competed in track, baseball, and football.

As a freshman and sophomore in 2011 and 2012, he recorded fourteen receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns in fifteen games.

[7] As his videos went viral, he decided after graduation in 2015 to build a career in comedy because "football didn't work out".

[3] He expanded to other platforms, such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, and posted three or four videos daily.