 His maternal grandparents were from Zics, Hungary, the paternal side from Biermansdorf, Switzerland.Jauchem attended Harvey S. Firestone High School and went to The Defiance College where he studied theology, made his first film, and became deeply involved in the theater department led by Professor William Curtis.In the summer of 1964 he was an actor with the Defiance College Players performing in Barnstable, Massachusetts.