[2] Mindaugas Karbauskis was born on 28 January 1972 in Naisiai (Šiauliai District Municipality).
His parents Cheslovas Karbauskis and Nijole Karbauskene.
His elder brother Ramunas is a well-known politician and philanthropist in Lithuania.
[3] He graduated from the theater department of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
In 2001 he graduated from the directing department of GITIS (workshop of Pyotr Fomenko).