Ren Lexander 'was born into a working-class family on a small farm in Toongabbie in Sydney's west. By the age of twenty-six he had a PhD in Philosophy from La Trobe University. While at university he also studied acting, mime, clowning and hypnotherapy.' Lexander has worked in varied roles including barman, actor, teacher and researcher. He has written for newspapers, magazines, television and video. Lexander has also written radio plays and his comic articles have appeared in Australian Penthouse.
Source: Three Nights on Nowhere Street, 1987 and The Lennie Lower 'Stop Me if You've Heard It' Anthology of Humorous Stories, 1989.