Robert Kearns attended Long Island University in Brookville, New York, where he received his BFA in Film.  Following his freshman year, Robert spent the summer in Wilmington, North Carolina, working as a production assistant on the David Lynch film, Blue Velvet. After graduating from college in 1989, Robert relocated to Los Angeles, where he began working full-time in film and television production. He served as a production assistant on an NBC TV movie, Sweet Bird of Youth, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mark Harmon, followed by Good Sports, a CBS sitcom starring Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett. Beginning in 1991, he served as Post-Production Coordinator on Roc, starring Charles Dutton, which aired on Fox Television for three years. He next served as Post-Production Supervisor on the sitcom, The Last Frontier, also for Fox Television. His next effort was coordinating production on the UPN sitcom, Moesha, starring Brandy. Following Moesha, he served five years as Associate Producer on The Steve Harvey Show, which aired on the WB Network. Later, he served as Associate Producer on Cedric the Entertainer Presents, which aired on Fox Television for one season. He was also an Associate Producer on The New Ellen Show, a television pilot starring Ellen DeGeneres.Robert currently is the Director of Teen 2 Teen Video & Theatre, a youth program offered to teenagers by the City of Burlington Recreation & Parks Dept. He is also producing and directing a documentary film about Brief Encounter, a popular 1970’s soul band that originated from N. Wilkesboro, N.C. His work has been heavily influenced by the video artist, Knox Harrington.