Bautista was born the son of David Michael Bautista, who is
Filipino and Donna Raye Bautista, who is
Greek.[
citation needed] His parents separated (and eventually
divorced) after his mother became a
lesbian.
[6] His paternal grandparents were also from the Philippines as his grandfather served in the military, worked as a taxi driver, barber, and other odd jobs to feed the family. Bautista says he is not ashamed to admit he came from a
poor family.
He has publicly admitted to having a hard life where, as before he was age nine, three murders occurred on his front lawn.As young as age 13, he was
stealing automobiles. By age 17, he was considered estranged from his parents and on his own, despite admitting later that "I am proud of my parents. They are good, honest, hard-working folks. They taught me the values of working hard." Bautista became a regular
bouncer for clubs until he was
arrested after a fight that left two badly injured patrons, one of which could be found lying in the street. After a
trial, he was sentenced to one year of
probation. He was also a
lifeguard before he wanted to become a
bodybuilder. He credits bodybuilding as possibly saving his life.
off. Game 7!
