Robert Mahaffey was born to Wayne and Janell Mahaffey on September 13, 1971 in Houston, TX. He graduated from Jersey Village High School in 1990 and enlisted in the United States Army. He left for Basic Training at Ft. Sill Oklahoma on August 1, 1990, just one day before Iraq invaded Kuwait to mark the beginning of Operation Desert Shield/Storm. After a serious accident in October of 1991, Robert was medically discharged from suffering a traumatic brain injury. In May of 1992, Robert returned to his first love of acting, when he was cast as an extra in his first Music Video produced by Mike Bivins, formerly of New Edition, for the Motown Promotional song All-4-1-1-4All featuring acts like Boyz II Men and ABC (Another Bad Creation). From there, he was cast in 4 other films as an extra, before accepting his first Principal roll in Running Inside Out (2010). From there the gifs emerged and furthered Robert's resume, still waiting for his first big break.