- Stelio Savante
Infobox actor
name = Stelio Savante
birthdate = birth date and age|1970|4|24
location = Cape Town, South AfricaStelio Savante (born 1970, in
Cape Town, South Africa ) is a South African film, television and stage actor living in theUnited States . [ [http://imdb.com/name/nm0767445/ Stelio Savante ] ] Is a native English speaker (Anglo South African) and fluent in Afrikaans and Greek. [ [http://imdb.com/gallery/hh/0767445/HH/0767445/iid_920169.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Savante,%20Stelio Stelio Savante Photos ] ]Biography
Early life
Stelio was born and raised in
Cape Town, South Africa and is of Greek and South African/British descent. He graduated fromCamps Bay High School in 1988 and was offered an international tennis scholarship by the "University of West Alabama ". Relocated fromSouth Africa to theUnited States where he has been living since 1990. He played tennis and football for the University of West Alabama and was recognized by theAlpha Psi Omega honor society for his participation in collegiate theatre. Relocated toNew York City in 1992 after performing in regional and community theater inAlabama andMississippi .Early Roles
In the nineties Savante performed in several
Off Broadway stage productions and also made his television debut with a recurring role as Antonio on "Conan O'Brien Show " and then as Dan 'Schaffy' Schaffner in "Jim Breuer "'s pilot forPulp Comics on "Comedy Central ". He also starred in several independent films including "Close Up ", "Astoria ", "A Grave Debt ", "Red Lipstick ", "Manhattan Chase " and a recurring roles on The "Guiding Light " and as Guard Berger on "All My Children ". Then he was cast as the lead in ‘Worm Day’ at the celebratedActors Studio . There were also small supporting roles on "The Sopranos " and in "A Beautiful Mind ".New York & Hollywood Career
In 2001,
Sarah Tuft , founder of the Director's and Actor's (D & A) workshop cast Stelio in the lead role of Ecuadorian photographerBolivar Arellano oppositeSusan Sarandon ,John Turturro ,James Gandolfini ,Edie Falco andMary Stuart Masterson in the acclaimed9/11 piece '110 stories' at theJoseph Papp Public Theater . Savante was then invited to study withRobert Modica of theNeighborhood Playhouse andSanford Meisner fame.In 2005, ' cast Savante as a Bosnian-
Muslim fundamentalist. He guest starred as the villain oppositeMariska Hargitay andAngela Lansbury . Later the episode was nominated forEmmy Awards andGolden Globes . Larger high profile roles followed, including: a guest star lead as anItalian American mob hitman on ' oppositeChris Noth andAnnabella Sciorra , a lead role as anAmerican Sergeant in theWWII film,The Coldest Winter which took the ‘best feature film’ award at theHollywood DV Festival, a lead role as an abusive Greek father in the independent film,Pulse , a lead role in theNY andOff Broadway premier ofArabian Night , a supporting role inSolidarity , and a supporting role and 6th billing in the Hollywood comedy "My Super Ex Girlfriend ". ABC then offered Stelio a recurring role asSteve ("List of Ugly Betty characters ") on the primetime network series, "Ugly Betty ", produced bySalma Hayek , and he relocated toLos Angeles and appeared in 10 first season episodes. In May 2007 Stelio returned home toSouth Africa for the first time in eleven years to play Bull Brittles in the sci fi action flick, "".Most recent credits include a guest star role opposite
Mark Harmon on "NCIS", a guest star role on the web seriesSolly's Wisdom , a guest star appearance oppositeJenny McCarthy in the live action simulated video gameRed Alert 3 , and a supporting role in the independent filmCorrado .Other Notable Appearances
Stelio was named#19 on
Elle Magazine 's (international edition) HOT 40 List for 2006 and was also chosen as the 'Man Of Style' forInStyle magazine's (international edition) in September 2007. Has also appeared in over 30 international magazines & newspapers including,Glamour ,Cosmopolitan ,Elle ,InStyle andO, The Oprah Magazine . Endorses several prestigious South African wine estates andTAG Heuer South Africa .Personal life
He married Carla Pina in
New York City on June 25 2002 and they have one child, Ava Grace (born 2007 in Santa Monica).Filmography
Links
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* [http://www.thecoldestwinter.com/ "The Coldest Winter" website]
* [http://www.astoriathemovie.com/ "Astoria" Website]
* [http://steliosavante.com/ Stelio Savante's official website]
* [http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=6329/]References
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