Eduardo Scarpetta (born 14 April 1993) is an Italian actor.
Biography
Eduardo Scarpetta was born into the famous family and grew up around actors, playwrights, and theater directors. His parents, Mario Scarpetta and Maria Basile, were actors who met in the theater. His father ran a theater company, but died when Scarpetta was 11 years old.
Scarpetta's great-great-grandfather is the Italian actor and playwright
Eduardo Scarpetta
Eduardo Scarpetta (13 March 1853 – 12 November 1925) was an Italian actor and playwright from Naples.
Biography
Although not from a theatrical family, he was on the stage by the age of four and is today best remembered as the creator of a c ...
.
Scarpetta made his theatrical debut at the age of nine in the play ''Felicello and Felicella''.
He attended a ''
liceo classico
Liceo classico or Ginnasio (literally ''classical lyceum'') is the oldest, public secondary school type in Italy. Its educational curriculum spans over five years, when students are generally about 14 to 19 years of age.
Until 1969, this was ...
'' in Naples and later studied acting at the
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Experimental Film Centre or Italian National film school) was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film.
The centre is the oldest film school in ...
in
Rome
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.
In 2022, Scarpetta won the
David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor
The David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actor ( it, David di Donatello per il migliore attore non protagonista) is a film award presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstand ...
for his portrayal of his great-grandfather, Vincenzo Scarpetta, in ''
The King of Laughter''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Eduardo Scarpettaat
IMDb
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1993 births
21st-century Italian male actors
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni
David di Donatello winners
Italian male actors
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Naples