Manuel was born in Springfield, Illinois to a mother of Italian and Czech descent and a South African father of Malaysian and Dutch descent.
Manuel ເກີດໃນ Springfield, Illinois ກັບແມ່ຂອງເຊື້ອສາຍ Italian ແລະ Czech ແລະເປັນພໍ່ອາຟຣິກາໃຕ້ທີ່ມີເຊື້ອສາຍ Cape Malay ປະສົມ.