Ezra J. William was born in Jakarta, Indonesia and grew up in Singapore, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong.
[2] He moved from Indonesia to the United States to attend New York University and lives in the West Village in Manhattan.
[4][better source needed] William appeared in the British reality television documentary Rich Kids of Instagram in 2015.
[5][6][7] He is also a founding member of the House of Slay, a collective of fashion industry insiders fighting racial discrimination against Asians.
[8][9] As a socialite, William has been referred to as part of the "Snap Pack", a group of New York City youth including Andrew Warren, Kyra Kennedy, Tiffany Trump, Reya Benitez, EJ Johnson, and Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse.