Mario grew up in Hanover and nearby St. James. He is intimately familiar with the parish of Hanover.Mario attended kindergarten school in Hopewell, Hanover and then Elementary School at Barracks Road Primary School, he then attended Herbert Morrison Technical High School both located in nearby Montego Bay St. James . During his time in high school, he excelled in the sport of Cricket a game similar to American Baseball where he played for his high school and the senior men’s team for the parish of St. James at the age of 15 he was one of the youngest selected at the time. His parents are Hanovarians. He currently resides in the United States but frequents the island on a regular basis.