Scribner was born and raised in Los Angeles. His
name is derived from Roman and Greek mythology, like those of his father Troy and sister Athena. Scribner also has a dog named Zeus whom he adopted as a puppy to commemorate his first professional acting job.
[3] Similar to his character on
Black-ish, his father is black while his mother is biracial (black and white).
[4] His father's family is from Los Angeles while his maternal grandmother is from
England.
[5][6] Scribner attended an Elementary School where most of the kids were Jewish.
[4] He began studying acting at age seven.
[7] At the time he was very shy and didn't have any hobbies. In addition to sports, Scribner took an acting class and immediately fell in love with it. From that point, Scribner took acting classes on the weekends.
[8] Scribner later admitted that at the time, he was afraid of getting injured.
[5] Despite that, he enjoys sports such as basketball and lacrosse and also loves video games.
[9] When he was in kindergarten, Scribner hit his head on concrete while playing basketball and had to get five staples.
[10] Scribner started playing the
clarinet in fifth grade.
[11] Though Scribner started at public high school in 2014, by early 2015, he was enrolled in home school to accommodate his work schedule