Stephen F. Austin was born in Novato, CA in May 1963 and raised in Petaluma CA where he graduated from Casa Grande high school in 1981. Not ready for college at the time and a bit impatient, Steve originally planned to move to Hollywood immediately after high school, he realized that without a PLAN, it might not be the smartest move so he enlisted in the United States Air Force and began a 22yr "detour", but never gave up on his goal of becoming a professional actor. Everywhere he was stationed with the Air Force, Steve sought out the nearest theater group and slowly built his resume. In 1988 at Maxwell AFB AL, Steve discovered he had a knack for announcing and being a master of ceremonies for military retirements and other events and soon developed a keen skill with his voice, receiving high praise for his ability to make sterile-sounding citations for medals more like a story. In 1992 while stationed in Colorado, a military contractor heard him announce at a ceremony and approached him about doing voice work for a training video he was producing and that he would be paid for it. That was followed by years of other paid jobs for satellite training and other defense contractor-related videos. In 1993, Steve was signed by his first agency Austin and they have two adult children, Mark and Laura.
