Opetaia Babakobau

Opetaia Babakobau was born in Suva, Fiji Islands August 31, 1983 to Susana L. Babakobau (née Celea) and Opetaia Babakobau Sr who is a Welder. He was raised in Fiji and at the of 8 his family migrated to American Samoa. Opetaia Babakobau hails from the Chiefly island of Bau. He is of Polynesian descent and is full blooded Fijian. Opetaia only has one sibling, Aporosa Toroca. He attended two high school LDS Church College in Fiji and Leone High School in American Samoa. He attended BYU Hawaii majoring in media Art Studies and Applied Mathematics; He also worked at the Polynesian Cultural Center while going to school. Opetaia is also a rugby player and was a member of the Las Vegas Blackjacks 2010 National Champions for the Continent of the U.S. Also in 2010 he got married and in 2012 they got separated and filed for divorce. In 2013 he became homeless and put himself through a recovery program for a year at the Las Vegas Rescue mission which he successfully completed