Sometime after his birth in 1969, his parents left the Philippines and immigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago.
Eventually, the Navarrete family moved to South San Francisco, California where he spent the rest of his childhood.
Navarrete graduated from San Francisco State University, majoring in film and Asian American studies.
As of December 2006, he has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
These include performances in San Francisco, New York, Montreal, Manila, London, Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney.