Reid Martin was born and raised in Woodland Hills, California, a suburb of Los Angeles located in the San Fernando Valley.  After graduating from California State University, Northridge with a B.A. in Radio, Television, & Film, Reid got his start in the entertainment industry working as an apprentice editor on the Tom Hanks comedy, Bachelor Party. For the next several years, he worked as an assistant editor and sound editor on a dozen or so feature films before landing a job in motion picture advertising cutting and producing movie trailers and television spots for more than 200 films, including Unforgiven, Batman Forever, As Good As It Gets, The Bodyguard, Interview With The Vampire and The Birdcage. 

In addition to his award-winning work on movie trailers, Reid helped create advertising campaigns for many global brands such as Mcdonald's, Burger King, Quaker Oats, and Volkswagen. He was a professional voice actor for more than a decade. His voice has been featured on numerous radio and television commercials. 

After a 25-year career as a writer, editor, and producer, Reid and his partner Julian sold their house, put everything into storage, and traveled the world for almost two years. Upon returning to the US, the couple decided to reinvent themselves professionally and, together, embarked on a successful career buying and selling commercial real estate, specializing in multifamily income properties in Las Vegas and southern Nevada. 

Over the years, Reid and Julian have lived in Palm Springs as well as Santiago, Chile, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Mexico City, Mexico. The now-married couple just celebrated their 40th anniversary and are currently semi-retired and living with their two Cairn Terriers, Tater & Taffy, in beautiful and vibrant Barcelona, Spain. 

Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is known for its art and architecture. The fantastical Sagrada Família church and other modernist landmarks designed by Antoni Gaudí dot the city. Museu Picasso and Fundació Joan Miró feature modern art by their namesakes. City history museum MUHBA includes several Roman archaeological sites.

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