Claudis Dewayne Bridgforth was born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Detroit High School of the Fine and Performing Arts where he studied visual arts( figure sketching, sculpting, painting, graphics etc.). He was bitten by the acting bug while attending Michigan State University studying Advertising, when he took an elective Theatre 101 class. In 2007, Claudis joined Milton Katselas Beverly Hill Playhouse and studied there for three years. Currently (2011) studying at Jocelyn Jones Studio in West Hollywood.