Taboo is of Mexican-American and Native American (shoshone) descent. He was born in July 14th 1975 Boyle Heights, Los Angeles and raised in Rosemead, California, attending Muscatel Middle School. As a child he did not turn to music until his late teens. He has a son born December 5, 1993 named Joshua Parish, who is starting his own band called "Delta Black".
Two days before his 33rd birthday, Taboo married Jaymie Dizon in Pasadena, California on July 12, 2008. Will.I.Am and Apl.De.Ap served as groomsmen. The couple had their first child together on July 19, 2009. His name is Jimmy Jalen.
The artist plans to launch a non-profit arts school for children living in his hometown of Rosemead.
He joined the Black Eyed Peas in 1995. Groupmates Apl.De.Ap and Will.I.Am were originally in a group called Atban Klann, but changed the name after changing record labels. In 2001, Stacy Ferguson joined and completed the band's current lineup. Taboo is known for his kung-fu-inspired dance moves (he is a practitioner of Jeet Kune Do and a black belt in Ninjitsu) and an eclectic style of dress. It is possible that his martial arts skills could have had a factor into him being cast as video game character Vega (whose character's fighting style somewhat match Taboo's) in the live-action movie Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li.
Taboo is planning launch his solo album after the THE END boom.