mjuːsˈɑːnteɪ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn bɹˈɪdʒpoːɹt, kənˈɛɾɪkət, ˌɪntʊ ɐn ɪtˈæliənɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈæmɪli, ðə sˈʌn ʌv nˈæɾɐli ˈæn nˈeɪ sɐlˈɛɹnoʊ, ɐ skˈuːl tˈiːtʃɚ, ænd ˈænθəni pˈiːɾɚ mjuːsˈɑːnteɪ, ɐn ɐkˈaʊntənt.
Musante was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, into an Italian-American family, the son of Natalie Anne (née Salerno), a school teacher, and Anthony Peter Musante, an accountant.