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Marc Germain grew up in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles (Tarzana and Woodland Hills)[1], with the exception of a 6-year period between 1969-1975, when his family lived in San Diego near San Diego State University.[2] He graduated from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills.

He attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo for two years before transferring to The University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) where, in 1989, he received a degree in Political Science[3].

His wife, playfully known as “Mrs. Mister K”, hails from Long Island, New York. The two met while both worked at KFI, a Los Angeles radio station (it was she who hired him at KFI). They have been married since July 1992. They have one son and one daughter. Mrs. Mister K is currently a substitute teacher. The family resides in the area of Greater Los Angeles known as “The Inland Empire”.

He is a fifth generation Angelino (on his father's side); his mother is of Russian heritage - once describing his maternal grandmother as a "green-eyed Russian". His father was a well-respected Journalism and English teacher for almost 20 years at University (”Uni”) High School in West Los Angeles. Germain is the youngest of four sons.

One of Germain's brothers, Paul, is an animation screenwriter and producer - best known for Rugrats, Recess and Lloyd in Space.[4] Another brother Daniel, is an attorney in Los Angeles. A third brother Gregory, is an Assistant Professor at The College of Law, Syracuse University, New York. He specializes in taxation, commercial law & bankruptcy, and corporate law.