Gabriel Casdorph was born on April 3, 1982 in Charleston, West Virginia. He was raised in the nearby town of Cross Lanes until his high school graduation in 2000 when he was recruited by Brigham Young University for track and field. He competed in the High Jump and Long Jump events. During his education at the University, Casdorph studied Media Arts with emphases in Acting, Directing and Production Design. After college he moved to Texas then Los Angeles before returning back to Provo, Utah in 2010.