George Thomas Martin III, or simply Tom, was born February 19, 1944 in Hollywood, California. His family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1951 as his father took on a variety of entrepreneurial opportunities. Martin graduated from Rancho High School in 1962 and worked as a secretary. He married his wife, Donna Giuffre, on March 12, 1988. He spent many hours volunteering with the homeless and the elderly.