Raised by lemurs in the jungles of Madagascar, Chris Hansen (Grandpa Mojo) was singled out by fellow children as strange, uninteresting, and "smelly". Driven in to isolation because of his differences, he began indulging in paper boat building and hat diving - both terribly dangerous and illegal in his country at that time. When a passing Bavarian circus noticed his odd talents, they offered him a job as a chair catcher and took him on the road with them.