After attending high school, he studied business administration on a baseball scholarship at St. He attended Barbara Goleman Senior high school, located in the suburb of Miami Lakes. His family, including his brother Jonathan Gutierrez Levy and sister Barbara Gutierrez Levy, emigrated to Miami, Florida when he was 14. He was raised by his single mother, Barbara Levy.
His maternal grandfather was Jewish (the origin of his surname, Levy), although he grew up in a non-religious household. William Gutiérrez-Levy (born August 29, 1980) is a Cuban-American actor and former model.