Kohl was born in the Granada Hills, California and raised in and grew up in Circleville, Ohio but brother, Skipp, was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts and raised in Danville, Virginia.
Kohl Sudduth used to play in a punk rock band during his college days. The band was called Edison and featured Kohl on vocals with Stephen Duirk on bass Guitar and Mike Thorne on lead guitar.