Eduardo De Filippo

Eduardo De Filippo was born on May 26, 1900 in Italy. Eduardo De Filippo's big-screen debut came with I Sing for You Alone directed by Mario Bonnard in 1933, strarring Gilberto, l'impresario. Eduardo De Filippo is known for Cuore directed by Luigi Comencini, Johnny Dorelli stars as Maestro Perboni and Giuliana de Sio as Maestrina Penna Rossa. Eduardo De Filippo has got 2 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Eduardo De Filippo achieved is Giffoni Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Eduardo De Filippo plays is The Mayor of Rione Sanità which will be released on Sep 30, 2019.

Coming from a show-business family (his father Eduardo Scarpetta was a famous stage actor), Eduardo de Filippo made his stage debut at age 5 playing the role of "Peppiniello" in his father's comedy "Miseria e Nobiltà". At 32 he formed his own stage company with his brother Peppino de Filippo and sister Tina de Filippo, and the three began making appearances in films, starting in 1933. The trio enjoyed success in both mediums, but broke up soon after World War II ended. De Filippo, who had begun directing films in 1940, began enjoying success as a director in the 1950s, turning out a string of light comedies, many based on his own plays. In addition to writing and directing his own films, he also wrote or collaborated on films with such directors as Vittorio De Sica.