Tony Robbins was born Anthony J. Mahavoric in North Hollywood, California, on February 29, 1960. His parents divorced when he was 7 and his mother later remarried Jim Robbins, a former semi-professional baseball player who legally adopted Tony. Growing up, Robbins was exposed to a variety of success-minded thinking from an early age. When he was 17, he left home and started working as a janitor to support himself while also attending Glendale Community College. He eventually transferred to San Diego State University where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and psychology