Renée Danielle Willett was born in New York City on December 11, 1992. Her parents Leon Wagner and Leesa Wagner are both of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. Renée is of Polish, Russian, Austrian and British ancestry. Renée has 2 younger siblings; Roni and Myles.Leon Wagner was the founder and former chairman of Golden Tree Asset Management, after his start at Lehman Brothers then Drexel Burnham and later CIBC World Markets. He is currently the chairman and CEO of LWPartners Asset Management and part owner of the MLB Milwaukee Brewers. Renée's mother was a former All American Tennis Player at Columbia University turned real estate attorney. Leesa is now the CEO and founder of THE EIGHTH, a luxury men's collection, and serves as Renée's manager.In May of 2014 Renée graduated from the University of Southern California with Degrees in Economics, Spanish and Theatre. She joined the sorority Alpha Phi.Renée is an avid philanthropist involved with many different organizations including the USC SHOAH Foundation, the Robin Hood Foundation, UJA-Federation, Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program, SHALVA Children's Center, and United Hatzalah.In her free time, Renée can be found playing tennis, as a once competitive junior tennis player, painting with acrylics, or her most passionate endeavor, making people laugh. Renée is currently pursuing a career in comedy and is the youngest member inducted to the Friar's Club. Renée's main hobbies include extreme sports like snowboarding, sky diving, water skiing, wake boarding and fly boarding.