JC Andreu was born in 1999 and grew up in a surrounding neighborhood of Paris, France. He attended the American University of Paris where he studied Cinema, and then went on to transfer to the Savannah College of Art and Design where he pursued a Film&TV BFA with a minor in producing. He graduated from SCAD in 2022. During his last year of college, he wrote and directed Vagabond, a short film based on his experience as an international student traveling in the US.