Ken Carpenter was raised in Saratoga Wyoming. His Father passed away shortly after he was born. He and his two brothers spent their early years on their Grandfathers guest ranch on the banks of the Platte River. His school teacher Mother taught her three boys in the local school. After graduation from High School, Ken attended Baylor University briefly. After one semester, he returned to Wyoming and took a job as a hunting guide. He entered the United States Air Force that fall and was stationed in the Philippine Islands for 18 months, then to the Pentagon at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Upon completion of his tour of duty, he returned to Wyoming and began pursuing a liberal arts education majoring in Political Science and History at the University of Wyoming. He graduated with a BA.His summers were spent in Jackson Hole Wyoming working as a River Guide on the Snake River. Warner Brothers Studios were filming in the valley and offered him a job as a double for one of the stars of the movie. Upon completion of the filming he returned to Los Angeles with the company and began a career in the film industry. Thus began his forty plus year stint working on various movies and television shows, securing an occasional starring or co-starring role or featured performer. In 2008 he began work on his current book series about global terrorism. Thus far, he has written 5 books with others in the planning stages.