科迪·哈特，Cody Harter was born in Fort Worth, Texas on June 17, 1981 and was raised in Tyler, Texas. He has one sibling, a younger brother named Blake Harter. During high school Harter played football, ran track, and participated in plays and musicals. Harter joined the Marines in 1999 after high school and turned 18 while in boot camp at MCRD San Diego.