Jean Paul Turgeon was born on December 29, 1961 in Notre Dame Des Bois, Quebec, To Aristide Turgeon a construction worker and Alain Turgeon a home maker. He is the third to the youngest of 13 kids. At age 3 the family move to Massachusetts, where his father worked in construction. He graduated from Holyoke High School in 1981. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Air force, He did two year tour in Europe at Camp New Amsterdam, the Netherland. After his tour he was station at Luke AFB, in Arizona. Where he resides with his wife today. He has two boys, the oldest is in the Air Force station at Fort Knox and the youngest works in Connecticut. In 1988, he auditioned as an extra for Rambo III and got to play an Afghanistan freedom fighter. That was the start of his acting career.