Robert was raised in Los Angeles, California. He moved to Dallas, Texas in 1979, where he attended Mac Arthur High School. Upon completion he enlisted in the Air Force. He was transferred to Ramstien, Germany for 5 years. There he was an Explosives dog Handler along side a Military Police. Once he came back to the States, he help organize the NERO chapter in a LARP (live action role paying) game in North Texas. This is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically act out their characters' actions. The players pursue goals within a fictional setting represented by the real world while interacting with each other in character. This is how he learned to master sword fighting, and improvisation. He began working in film as a tortured "Pizza guy", from Red Victoria, which as written and directed by Anthony Brownrigg. His next movie was, as "Sarge", in "Don't Look in the Basement 2", also written and directed by Anthony Brownrigg.