Upbringing

In his early life, Dourdan was interested in acting, martial arts and music. Gary’s mom Sandy was a teacher and fashion designer. She was a very unique woman because she multiple dimensions to her personality. She had a giving attitude because she wanted to educate children and help them develop as people. She also had a creative and artistic side that she wanted to express in her fashion designing work. She was a very attractive woman that would draw the attention of men because her unique outlook on life.

Gary’s father, Robert was a businessman and an agent for jazz musicians. Robert had a very outgoing personality and was a social butterfly. Even though he was a businessman, he couldn’t resist the world of entertainment. He loved hanging out in jazz clubs so that he could mingle with the big names in the music world. There was nothing more relaxing and comfortable to him than sitting in a smoke filled jazz club with the singer putting the audience into a trance. If any man was going to attract a woman like Gary’s mom, it was going to be his smooth talking father.

Loss of a Brother

Gary is the fourth youngest among his big group of five siblings. Tragedy struck Gary’s family when his 21 year old brother Daryl passed away after falling from a balcony when he was Haiti. Daryl was in the country to do research on the family tree. Even though the incident was reported as an accident, the case still remains unsolved to this day. It was really hard for Gary because he was only six years old at the time. One day his older brother was in his life and the next day, his older brother was gone. His parents demanded that the police find out what happened. They didn’t want to accept that their son just fell off a high balcony. They assumed that something happened and someone pushed him. They wanted justice for their son but there were no signs of foul play or any witnesses. The police had to mark it unsolved because they didn’t have any leads.

Musical Itch

Dourdan’s uncle used to play the saxophone and gifted him a saxophone when he was thirteen. Even though he eventually became an actor, his uncle’s gift would spark a musical interest in him that would develop into a strong hobby. In the early 1990s, Dourdan performed for many bands as he was trying to find a permanent band to call home. He didn’t know that he was going to be a successful actor in the future, he was just grinding and trying to find his calling in the entertainment industry.

Gary is now an accomplished musician as he can play several instruments including the bass and the saxophone. In 2005, he was seen performing in Barrie for the Live 8 concert.