Pasquale Cassalia was born in 1983 in Reggio Calabria, Italy and raised in Pellaro, Italy. His mother's name is Giardi Eda Patrizia. His father, Giuseppe Cassalia, is a goldsmith in Italy. He has a younger sister Aida Cassalia. At Liceo T.Campanella Classics High School, Cassalia was involved in sports, student government and school musicals. Cassalia attended the Academy of Performing Arts in Milan, where he majored in Theatre with a focus on Film and TV. He acted in few plays in Milan. He left Italy in 2007 to move to California. Before he became an actor, Cassalia supported himself by working as a first mate on a motor yacht around the world.