John Curley was born on July 15, 1980, and grew up outside of Boston, MA.John is of Irish, Portuguese, and Jewish descent.John attended Holliston High School, where he was an All-Star Baseball player. He graduated from Hofstra University with a BA in Finance, before spending five years working on Wall Street in New York City. John enrolled in an Acting class at HB Studio and soon there after decided to leave New York City and move to Los Angeles to pursue Acting. He studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under coach Chick Vennera.