Hernández grew up in
Miami,
Florida, where he attended
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School. His mother, Isabel Cancela, is of
Cuban descent and his father, Joaquin Hernández, is
Dominican. His maternal grandfather was
Spanish. Hernández's parents separated before he turned five years old, and his mother later married media executive and former
Miami-Dade County mayoral candidate José Cancela. He has a younger sister named Isabella and two older step-siblings through Cancela, In 2014, while playing for the Wolverines, Belen's boys soccer team, Hernández was named first-team, all-Miami Dade. He also trained with the U15 Dominican Republic National Team. He graduated from
John Carroll University in 2019 with a degree in entrepreneurship and communication. While at JCU, he participated in the
United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, received the John J. Reardon '59 memorial scholarship for outstanding performance in theatre, and was recognized as an outstanding delegate at the
Model United Nations Arab League Conference at the
Georgetown University. As a freshman, he joined Blue Streaks, JCU's men's soccer team, in 2015 and played seven games. He was positioned as a
midfielder for the 2016 season but quit the team after three games to pursue comedy. == Career ==