Matt Bomer was born in Webster Groves, Greater St. Louis, Missouri, one of three children born to John Bomer, a former Dallas Cowboys draft pick, and his wife, Sissi. He grew up in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Matt Bomer attended Klein High School in Spring, Texas, with fellow future actor Lee Pace. Pace and Matt Bomer both acted at Houston's Alley Theatre, a non-profit theatre company. In 2001, he graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
