Fabrizio "Fab" Filippo (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian actor.

Personal life

Filippo was born in

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, Canada. His parents are first generation Italian immigrants (his mother is from

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). He briefly attended York University's Film & Video Programme in 1993. In 2006, Filippo married magazine editor Robin Payne, and together they have a son.

Career

His best-known roles include

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in ''

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in '' Queer as Folk'', Dom Ramone in '' Ready or Not'' and lawyer Sam Caponelli in ''

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'', as well as the films ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He played the lead role, Roland Travis, in the short lived series '' Level 9''. He also appeared as Johnny, an adolescent who believes he is being stalked by a ghost, in an episode of the popular

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series ''

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'' Filippo is also active in the Toronto theatre community and focuses on writing for stage and screen. He says "I think it's just the next phase in my career." He played a significant role in the "monster band", a collaborative band effort that opened Mel Lastman Square. In 2017 he created and starred in the comedy-drama web series '' Save Me''. He received three

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nominations for his work on the series, in the categories of Best Actor in a Drama Program or Limited Series, Best Direction in a Drama Program or Limited Series and Best Writing in a Drama Program or Limited Series, at the

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in 2019."Canadian Screen Awards: Anne with an E, Schitt's Creek lead contenders"

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, February 7, 2019.

Filmography

References

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* * 1974 births Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Calabrian descent Living people Male actors from Toronto {{Canada-screen-actor-stub