Tony Robbins
#1 New York Times best-selling author, life and business strategist, philanthropist, entrepreneur.
Robbins was born Anthony J. Mahavoric in North Hollywood, California, on February 29, 1960.[6] His surname was originally spelled ‘Mohorović’ and is of Croatian origin. Robbins is the eldest of three children and his parents divorced when he was 7. His mother then had a series of husbands, including Jim Robbins, a former semiprofessional baseball player who legally adopted Anthony when he was 12.[8]
Robbins was raised in Azusa and Glendora, California, and attended Glendora High School. He was elected student body president in his senior year. While growing up, Robbins worked as a handyman to help provide for his siblings.
During high school, Robbins grew ten inches, a growth spurt later attributed to a pituitary tumor.[6] He has said his home life was “chaotic” and “abusive.” When he was seventeen years old, he left home and never returned. Robbins later worked as a janitor, and did not attend college.[
