Edmondo "Eddie" Della Siepe (born May 2, 1981) is a

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stand-up comedian and actor. He frequently appeared on

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's hit show '' Video on Trial'' and ''Love Court''.

Early life

Eddie Della Siepe was born and raised in

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. His father Antonio immigrated to Canada from

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and his mother Elvia is from

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. Della Siepe attended York Memorial Colligate Institute in Toronto, where he excelled in the drama program and was involved in many school productions. In his early years he idolized

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, and from the age of 12 he had aspirations of becoming a stand-up comedian. His first attempt at stand-up comedy was at age 17 while still attending high school, and with a lackluster experience he decided to wait until the time was right to attempt stand-up again. At age 19 he enrolled at

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in Toronto, where he majored in sociology. While attending university he decided to focus on performing stand-up comedy again, and started performing at local amateur nights and open mics.

Career

Stand-up

Della Siepe is a national touring headliner and a regular in the Toronto comedy scene. He has co-featured in two MuchMusic sponsored national stand-up comedy tours, the Jury Duty tour and Jury Duty 2: Even Jurier. He has also appeared at the LOL Comedy Festival in Sudbury and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. He has performed at the

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and The Improv in Hollywood, California.

Television

Della Siepe has been featured in over 30 episodes of ''Video on Trial''. In 2009 he co-starred in all 20 episodes of MuchMusic's reality dating show ''Love Court'', hosted by Canadian recording artist

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. In January 2010 he recorded a 30-minute "

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" stand-up special for CTV and

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, which aired in 2011.

Film

In 2004 Della Siepe was cast as a lead in the modern-day war drama ''American Soldiers'' by Hollywood director

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. He was featured in two well-received independent films, ''Smoked'' and ''Master Plan'', both official selections of the Queens Film Festival in New York, the Los Angeles Film Festival, and New York Film & Video Festival.

Filmography

Discography

*''I Think I've Changed'' (2015) *''little jerk'' (2020) *''I'll be fine'' (2023)

References

External links

Eddie Della Siepe's official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Della Siepe, Eddie Living people Canadian stand-up comedians Comedians from Toronto Male actors from Toronto Canadian television personalities Canadian people of Peruvian descent Canadian people of Italian descent 1981 births Canadian male comedians Canadian sketch comedians 21st-century Canadian comedians