His father, James William Colbert, Jr., was a doctor and medical school dean at Yale University, Saint Louis University, and finally at the Medical University of South Carolina where he served as vice president for academic affairs. ###>Son père, le docteur James William Colbert Jr., est vice-président chargé des affaires académiques de l'université de médecine de Caroline du Sud ("") et sa mère, Lorna, est femme au foyer.