Jacques Couvillon was raised in Cow Island, Louisiana, where he grew up the youngest of eight siblings. In The Chicken Dance, Horse Island is inspired by Cow Island, but not actually based on it. In high school, Jacques was a member of Future Farmers of America, where he and his friends would compete in various contests-plant judging, chicken judging, etc. But according to Jacques, “I didn't have the talent that Don did. I never placed.”
Jacques has lived in New York City, Switzerland, and Louisiana, and he loves to travel. Right now he could be anywhere.