Robert Leaf was born Robert Hoskyns-Jones in Port Talbot, Wales and has lived in Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Toronto and Whitstable, near Canterbury, in the U.K. He has an M.A in English Literature, worked in the book business, played in R&B bands as lead singer/harmonica player, acted in theatre in his teens and took it up again in later life in front of the camera, appearing in independent films, commercials and TV shows such as,'Reboot', 'Loudermilk', Jason Alexander's 'Hit The Road', and 'The Good Doctor'.
He has a B.A. in English (Honours) from the University of Victoria, B.C. and a M.A. in English from the University of Kent at Canterbury in the U.K.
Studied standup comedy with David Granirer, comedian and educator and psychotherapist.
He sings and plays harmonica; his English band were the "Sensational" Sleazybeats whose record 'Sharkfishing with the Sleazybeats' was an all-original debut that took its name from Frank Zappa's references to fishing for mudsharks.