Renee Lynn Compton was born on January 21, 1973, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Baltimore County, Maryland to Hubert Laster Compton Jr., a Steelworker, and Lois (Thompson) Compton, an office manager. She grew up together with her parents and her two brothers, Hubert Laster Compton III (born October 3, 1966) , and George Kay Compton (born August 4, 1970).