Eduardo De Filippo

Known for ActingBorn 1900-05-24Died 1984-10-31Napoli, Campania, Italy

Eduardo De Filippo (Naples, 24 May 1900 - Rome, 31 October 1984), was an Italian playwright, actor, director, screenwriter and poet. Considered one of the most important Italian theatrical authors of the twentieth century, he was the author of numerous theatrical works which he himself staged and interpreted and, later, translated and performed by others also abroad. A prolific author, he also worked in the cinema with the same roles covered in the theatrical activity. For his artistic merits and contributions to culture, in 1981, he was appointed senator for life by the President of the Republic Sandro Pertini and was awarded two honorary degrees in literature from the University of Birmingham in 1977 and from the University of Rome La "Sapienza" in 1980. It was also proposed for the Nobel Prize for literature [2]. Eduardo is still today, together with Luigi Pirandello, Dario Fo and Carlo Goldoni, one of the most appreciated and represented Italian theater authors abroad He was born in Naples on May 24, 1900. Natural son of the actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta and of the theater dressmaker Luisa De Filippo, Eduardo and his brothers were recognized as children by their mother whose surname they took De Filippo. Eduardo Scarpetta, married on March 16, 1876 to Rosa De Filippo, with whom he had three children (Domenico, Maria and Vincenzo), had an extra-marital relationship with his granddaughter Luisa De Filippo (daughter of Luca, brother of Rosa De Filippo) from which Titina, Eduardo and Peppino were born.Read more

Movies & web series

Uno tra la folla

Gli esami non finiscono mai

Uomo e galantuomo

Filumena Marturano

Christmas at the Cupiello Household

Courtyard

Christmas at the Cupiello House

My Name Is Anna Magnani

Ti conosco, mascherina!

Casanova farebbe così!

Napoli milionaria

In campagna è caduta una stella

Le voci di dentro

Gennareniello

La grande magia

Questi fantasmi

Filumena Marturano

Filumena Marturano

Il fidanzato di mia moglie

Filomena Marturano

Position Wanted

Questi fantasmi

Il sindaco del rione Sanità

La paura numero uno

The Mayor of Rione Sanità

La canzone del destino

These Phantoms

Un ladro in paradiso

Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia

Life Begins Anew

L'amor mio non muore!

Questi fantasmi!

I Sing for You Alone

Marriage Italian Style

Il contratto

Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Everybody Go Home!

The Stuff of Dreams

Il medico dei pazzi

L'arte della commedia

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

100 Years of Love

Marito e Moglie

The Lucky Five

Non ti pago

The Mayor

De Pretore Vincenzo

Side Street Story