Upon graduation from high school in Columbus, he moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where he modeled for Target Studios, later moving to San Francisco where he continued his career working for Falcon, before branching out working for other studios. In the mid eighties he began working as an escort in Hollywood. The money he made from this (and videos) was invested in a solar installation service, and a video company called Pegasus Productions. In 1990 he wound down his video appearances and escorting to concentrate on a new venture; a health food company in West Hollywood. It was around this time he was diagnosed as HIV+. Tim Kramer died on April 16th 1992 in Columbus, Ohio, from complications brought on by AIDS.
