David Hiltbrand was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, the son of a Juilliard-trained pianist. After graduating from Sonoma State University in Northern California, he held a variety of jobs: Boston cab driver, hoistman in a Colorado silver mine, manager of a Times Square movie theater. Eventually he drifted into rock journalism, writing record and concert reviews for the New York Daily News, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and People magazine. He has interviewed everyone from Paul McCartney to Metallica's James Hetfield. David has been a TV critic for People, a senior editor and columnist for TV Guide.