Eduardo Scarpetta (born 14 April 1993) is an Italian actor.

Early life

Scarpetta was born into the famous family, where he 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 before his death at the age of 50, when Scarpetta was 11 years old. His 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. His best-known play is ''Misery and Nobility.'' Biography Although not from a theatrical family, he was on the stage by the age of four ...

. He was born and raised in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

, where attended a ''

liceo classico The ''liceo classico'' or ''ginnasio'' () is the oldest public secondary education in Italy, secondary school type in Italy. Its educational curriculum spans over five years, when students are generally about 14 to 19 years of age. Until 196 ...

''. He later studied acting at the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The (; CSC), also referred to as the (), is an Italian national film school headquartered in Rome, with satellite educational hubs in five other Italian regions. It was established in 1935 and aims to promote the art and technique of cinemat ...

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

Career

In 2002, Scarpetta made his theatrical debut at the age of nine in the play ''Felicello and Felicella''. In 2022, he won the

David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor The David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actor () is a film award presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstanding performance in a supporting role of an actor who has worke ...

for his portrayal of his great-grandfather, Vincenzo Scarpetta, in ''

The King of Laughter ''The King of Laughter'' () is a 2021 Italian-Spanish biographical drama film directed by Mario Martone about actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta's legal battle against Gabriele D'Annunzio over his parody of the latter's '' The Daughter of I ...

''.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scarpetta, Eduardo 1993 births Living people 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 Male actors from Naples