Jeff was born April 17th, 1964 in Labrador City, Labrador. His parents are Alexander and Dorothy Hunt. He is the eldest of two siblings, Alex and Sheryl Hunt. Throughout his childhood, Hunt moved around Newfoundland every couple of years due to his father being in the RCMP. He attended Memorial University for one year before relocating to Ottawa, Ontario at the age of 20 with his family. Here, Jeff commenced his carpet cleaning business.