Danté was born in Mount Airy, Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. He's the second of three children of Yolanda Marshall, a retired licensed plumber and steamfitter, and Michael Marshall, a relations specialist at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. He moved from North West Philly to Sharon, Pennsylvania when he was two years old, about 70 miles North West of Pittsburgh. Danté grew up camping, exploring through the creek, and playing all of the local team sports in the Shenango Valley. His Hickory High School clubs, grades, and triple jump stats helped him earn a spot at the United States Naval Academy and in 2008, he graduated from Annapolis, Maryland and moved to Kyushu, Japan.After serving honorably overseas in the forward deployed Amphibious Navy, Danté moved back to the US and joined the Navy reserves in Southern California as a Lieutenant, specializing in the training and readiness of Littoral Combat reserve sailors, while studying acting craft with Kimberly Jentzen. He lives in Los Angeles, focused on his acting career, studying under Aaron Speiser and Shannon Sturges. Show less «