Wallace grew up in Valdosta, Georgia[1][2] as the son of the podiatrist Mike Wallace, and a high school teacher, Carol Wallace.[3] He is a fraternal triplet[1] with brothers Austin and Doyle, and also has a sister, Madalyn.[3] Wallace attended Valdosta High School[4] where he played basketball, was assistant head coach for golf and was nominated for homecoming king in 2012.[1] He graduated high school in 2013 shortly after competing against 15 other students and winning a Scion iQ through VHS and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College's Keys To The Future Program for lack of absences and tardiness.[5][6] Wallace signed an academic scholarship for the University of Georgia.[7]
2013–2018: Georgia Joker
During his freshman year of college at University of Georgia, Wallace was 6'5''[1] and wore Joker makeup for the Georgia Bulldogs' first game against South Carolina. ESPN tweeted about it[8] and Wallace posted a video of himself impersonating Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight character[9] for the game against Louisiana State University.[10] With more than 85,000 votes,[8] he made it to the top 3 finalists for ESPN's Fan Hall of Fame. In 2014, Wallace was inducted at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.[11][12] The character was inspired by Wallace's enthusiasm for the Batman franchise.[13][14]
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