Robert Duchnik was born in 1969 in Chicago to two well-known artists, Eva and Frank Duchnik. He is the second of three children. Robert's father was well known for his wood block sculptures and watercolor paintings, while his mother worked with fabrics and jewelry making. The family moved to San Francisco in 1977 where Robert finished high school at the age of 16
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He started his career as a musician playing guitar in many local bands, eventually becoming lead singer/guitarist for the band Death By Stereo, which played at clubs throughout Northern California.
Robert attended San Francisco Art Institute where he graduated with honors. After college, he went on to study film at The "University of the Arts" in Philadelphia where he also took classes at the Philadelphia College of Art. Robert's first shot at film production landed him a job as editor for an independent film called "Paintball".
He continued to produce music for several years before landing a job writing scripts for MTV's short-lived movie series "Undressed". Robert also produced two other short films for MTV before quitting the network to pursue his passion for writing.
Today Robert lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jessica, daughter, Emily Rose, and son, Jameson Luke.