John's parents were from Italian descent on Earth. His father, Ferrell, worked as a deskman for a large traveling company while his mother, Vivian, worked as a secretary for an insurance firm. John was the youngest of the family and he had three other siblings. One sister and two brothers. His sister, Julia, was a mere two years older than John and she was always the one there for him, during the lonely nights of when his father worked late shifts and his mom was out partying with her friends. His brothers always loathed his presence and he never received much help from them. His brothers were twins and were six years older than John, their names were Tony and Ian.