John Auxier was born Johnny Buck Auxier in Little Rock, Arkansas to Wilard and Mary Auxier. He moved to California when he was 3 years old and lived with his mother. He is the oldest of three children. He lived in El Monte, California. While in college he was picked to star in a low budget film called Hold me, thrill me, kiss me which he co-stared with Sean Young and Diane Ladd as his mother. He has since moved to Oregon where he now lives.