On the Guinness World Records website, he said in 2006, "I am one of three siblings--my sister who is 6'3" is the eldest at 30, my brother is 6'8" who is 29 and I am 7'7" at 26. My mother is 6 feet tall and my father was also. My great-grandfather was 6'8:. I have always been taller than everyone since I can remember. My height really took off when I reached 11 and was touching 7 feet. By the time I was 16 I was 7'5" and stopped growing at 18 when I was 7'7.56".