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==Early life==
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques was born in [[Kingston, Jamaica]] on 9 January 1973. His mother Frances, a painter,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/paul_sean/bio.jhtml|title=About Sean Paul |publisher=[[MTV]]|access-date=18 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304154416/http://www.mtv.com/artists/sean-paul/biography/|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://top40.about.com/od/artistsls/p/seanpaul.htm |title=Sean Paul |website=Top40.about.com |access-date=18 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504005112/http://top40.about.com/od/artistsls/p/seanpaul.htm |archive-date=4 May 2014}}</ref> is of English and [[Chinese Jamaicans|Chinese Jamaican]] descent.<ref name="Inde1">His maternal grandfather who was a Chinese Doctor. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-505087.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912080724/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-505087.html|date=12 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/813_sean_paul.htm |title=Sean Paul |website=Somethingjewish.co.uk |date=13 February 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aayushka |date=2021-09-07 |title=Musician Sean Paul Comes from Parents of Diverse Origins and Interests |url=https://hollywoodmask.com/p/sean-paul-parents-brother.html |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=hollywoodmask |language=en}}</ref> His Portuguese paternal great-grandfather's [[Sephardic Jews|Sephardic Jewish]] family emigrated from [[Portugal]] to Jamaica in the 17th century,<ref name="Still Busy NYT mag">{{cite news |last1=Dixit |first1=Iva |title=Sean Paul Is Still Busy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/magazine/sean-paul.html |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |date=16 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> while his paternal grandmother was [[Afro-Jamaicans|Afro-Jamaican]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-309597.html|title=Sean Paul: Uptown top ranking|website=Independent.co.uk|date=19 August 2012}}</ref> Although, Paul's father, Garth Henriques, was believed to be descended from Portuguese horse thieves who were fleeing from bounty hunters in a ship that sank in Jamaica.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gal |first=Ruda |date=2002-08-03 |orig-date=2000-05-21 |title=Sean Paul Biography 2000 |url=http://www.rudegal.com/seanbio.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020803000339/http://www.rudegal.com/seanbio.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2002-08-03 |access-date=2024-06-15 }}</ref>
 
Paul was raised as a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], though he also attended the Jewish private school, Hillel Academy in Jamaica.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-309597.html |title=Sean Paul: Uptown top ranking|website=Independent.co.uk|date=19 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3415733,00.html |title=A Yiddisher Rasta man |website=Ynet.co.il |date=5 April 2009}}</ref> Several members of his family are swimmers. His grandfather was on the first Jamaican men's national [[water polo]] team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-15 |title=Sean Paul {{!}} History's Greatest |url=https://historygreatest.com/sean-paul |access-date=2024-06-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sean Paul: Swimming has fuelled my success |url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/musicnews/sean-paul-swimming-fuelled-success-1322967.html |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=www.femalefirst.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=BBC - Sean Paul: I was nearly an Olympic swimmer |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2ztzlgcHZ2pmmdhn81LP0KG/sean-paul-i-was-nearly-an-olympic-swimmer |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> His father also played [[water polo]] for the team in the 1960s, and competed in long-distance swimming, while Paul's mother was a butterfly swimmer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2005 |title=Sean Paul: Uptown top ranking |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-505087.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912080724/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-505087.html |archive-date=September 12, 2009 |access-date=May 30, 2022 |website=The Independent}}</ref> When Paul was 15, his father was arrested on charges of [[manslaughter]] and sentenced to 15 years in prison; he was released for good behavior when Paul was 19.<ref name="Still Busy NYT mag"/><ref name=":0" />
 
Paul played for the national water polo team from the age of 13 to 21, when he gave up the sport in order to launch his musical career.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2ztzlgcHZ2pmmdhn81LP0KG/sean-paul-i-was-nearly-an-olympic-swimmer|title=Sean Paul: I was nearly an Olympic swimmer|website=Bbc.co.uk|date=30 August 2018}}</ref> He attended [[Wolmer's Schools|Wolmer's Boys' School]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kalia |first=Ammar |date=2022-05-29 |title=Sean Paul: 'A new generation are making dancehall their own' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/29/sean-paul-interview-new-generation-dancehall-scorcha-jamaica-republic |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=[[The Observer]] |language=en}}</ref> and the College of Arts, Science, and Technology, now known as the [[University of Technology, Jamaica|University of Technology]], where he was trained in commerce with an aim of pursuing an occupation in swimming.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} In 1992, Paul worked as a [[bank teller]] and enrolled in a hotel-management program, learning the basics of French cuisine.<ref name="Still Busy NYT mag"/>
 
==Career==
===1994–2000: Early beginnings and rise to fame===
In 1994, Paul appeared in Carrot Jetter's music video "Nice Time".<ref>{{Cite web|via=[[YouTube]]|title=CarroT JarretT feat SeaN PauL NicE TimE |date=2 April 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wV-iX9VYfU |access-date=2023-11-18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-25 |title=Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Carrot Jarrett x Sean Paul's "Nice Time" (+ Video Mix) |url=https://www.largeup.com/2011/08/25/throwback-thursdays-dj-autograph-on-carrot-jarrett-x-sean-pauls-nice-time-video-mix/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=Largeup.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Zachary Harding told his brother, Jeremy, about a singer that he had heard perform live at a small [[open mic]] event in Kingston, who sounded a lot like [[dancehall]] deejay and [[Toasting (Jamaican music)|toaster]] [[Super Cat]].<ref name="hitquarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_JHarding.html |title=Interview with Jeremy Harding |publisher=[[HitQuarters]]|date=4 September 2003 |access-date=6 October 2011}}</ref> Jeremy eventually met the singer when Paul came by his studio to ask for some advice. During the meeting, Paul recorded a vocal over Harding's rhythm track and in the process created the song "Baby Girl".<ref name="hitquarters" /> Jeremy subsequently became Paul's manager and producer.
 
Paul began hanging out at the studio every day, and the pair collaborated on several more tracks. When they recorded "Infiltrate" they decided they had something good enough to get on the radio. As Paul started to attract local attention,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beingee's Negril Jamaica Today November 11th, 1999 Page #4 |url=https://realnegril.com/beingees/nc111199.htm |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=Realnegril.com}}</ref> Harding began looking after his affairs. He later told [[HitQuarters]] that his support of Paul's fledgling career initially led him assuming the roles of "DJ, manager, road manager, and security-guard".<ref name="hitquarters" />
 
In 1997, Paul collaborated with singer [[Spanner Banner]] on the song "Ladies Man".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39sPKeJBmy8 |title=Sean Paul ft. Spanner Banner - Ladies Man |date=2011-10-14 |last=NWA788 |access-date=2024-06-15 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
 
Paul made a cameo appearance in the 1998 film ''[[Belly (film)|Belly]]'' on stage performing. He made a successful collaboration with [[DMX]] and [[Mr. Vegas]], "Top Shotter", to the [[Belly (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of the film.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158493/characters/nm1391062 |title=Belly (1998) - IMDb |access-date=2024-06-15 |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Jhonatan |date=2019-06-05 |title=Como Hype Williams fez de "Belly" um dos filmes mais importantes para o hip-hop |url=https://raplogia.com.br/como-hype-williams-fez-de-belly-um-dos-filmes-mais-importantes-para-o-hip-hop/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Raplogia |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
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