Born in Linz on the 31th in 1990 he attended school in Linz until he finished high school. After the mandatory social year he started working at a local steel company and had an accident where he lost all fingers on his right hand. With two toes attached he regained a lot of functionality. He finished is Bachelors degree in 2016 and his Masters in 2018 with the short movie "Reminder". Wolfgang Kern is living with his wife in Linz/ Upperaustria.