Claudio Musumeci has a solid stage background and he studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York with Susan Grace Cohen and he studied film technique acting with Oscar-winning director Lina Wertmüller. In addition to acting, Claudio is a professional pilot; he holds a commercial pilot license (CPL) and an airline pilot license (ATPL), with experience flying fighter jets in the United States. He is also a swing singer, and for this he was honored in Boston by the Sicilian Association of Greater Boston.