Robert Carter nació el 23 de septiembre de 1952. Estuvo casado con Ginger Carter, Jane Carter y Pamela Freeman Wolfe. Murió el 16 de mayo de 2017 en Florida, Estados Unidos.
Had 7 children: Ginger Lee Carter (1972-2023) with his first ex-wife; Nick Carter (b. 1980), Bobbie Jean Carter (b. 1982), Leslie Carter (1986-2012), twins Aaron Carter (1987-2022) and Angel Carter (b. 1987) with his second ex-wife Jane Eleonora Schneck (née Spaulding, previously Carter); and Kaden Brent Carter (b. 2005) with third wife (later widow) Ginger Carter.