Volume 1 Issue 1  | The unofficial Eric Alexander fan magazine |15 August l 2000

 

His press agent takes a look at Eric's history

	Above: Eric

ROMA July 2000 -- Notwithstanding his name (which he assures us is his very own) and the series of formative studies which would lead one to believe he is a foreigner in Italy, Eric Alexander is very much an Italian, from top to toe.
Born in Milan, he still lives and works there today.

Schooled in a scientific institute in Italy he also carries a top grade American High School Diploma achieved while staying in Missouri for a full year.
Schooling completed, he combined studies at the faculty of Political Sciences in Milan with work. Just to make this combination a little heavier, at the same time he was accepted at the Milan Academy of Dramatic Arts from where he graduated in 1995.

Strangely, although attending many acting seminars in Italy and abroad, he only mentions one in his CV, that of the Jefferson City Little Theatre in 1992 where, he says, they were the only to give me starting points and advice which came in useful for my career.

His debut came in 1994 in the role of Ruzzante in Beolco's “La moschetta” under the direction of  Teresita Fabris.
The following year he was  Arden in  Terron's “Giuditta” directed by Riccardo Pradella.
Then, in  1996 he got the part of an egyptian in that very curious version Salomè directed by Giancarlo Cobelli.

In the same year he formed part of the  company in Quintavalle's “Le Erinni” directed by M.Mattia Giorgetti.  After a long tour the show finished it's season on Broadway where he met many people who were important for his career. In the following season he was the rebel "Zaffaroni" in "1848 Uprising in Milan" directed by  Stefano Monti.

The new year brought "The sisters, or better, the errors of Casanova" by the Viennese writerArthur Schnitzler with Beccari directing. Here he played Tito, a small-time Casanova of humble origins. 1998 brings the start of a collaboration with the young Italian director Corrado D'Elia who assigns him the part of Cristian in Rostand's masterpiece "Cyranò de Bergerac" .

And in 1999 begins the collaboration with the  Bolzano Theater resident company , participating in Testori's "Arialda", Parini's "Il Giorno", "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and Palladino's "Lessons in Flying", playing in Bolzano and touring northern Italy and Sardegna.  On conclusion of the tour he leaves for the United States to follow a course in film direction at the  “N.Y.Film Academy”.

After eight intensive weeks of workshops he shoots and interprets  his first short film in 16mm: ”Why caged birds sing”,  treating the difficult and still unknown universe of cutters - people who wound themselves in reaction to the pain of living. . The film is selected for showing in various festivals both in Italy and abroad, winning note and special mentions for the easy telling of a not very easy story.

His previous experiences in cinema and fiction had already been many, in parallel with his work in theater. In 1995 he had been chosen by  the director Gorgio Casu  to play the protagonist for  Black Machine in their music video. The following year he was signed for "Wolverine" with Antonio Sabato, a curious action movie from the American David Jackson. He then took part in Amadeo Procopio's short film "Dark Glasses" (1997).

As Fabio in the TV series "Two for Three" with Loretta Goggi and Jonny Dorelli, broadcast by Mediaset, under the direction of  Marco Mattolini. Television brings an unexpected popularity and shortly afterwards he shots "Kooka Bar" with Alberto De Maio directing.

Walt Disney productions chooses him as co-protagonist for the film  “Sabrina goes to Rome”,  created by Tibor Takacs for showing on the American ABC channel.

In June this year he co-directed Massimo Cappelli's short film “Sinfamolle”, soon to be released.

As a partner of the ADC Cooperative he has dubbed tens of films and telefilms for television and Cinema and, as from June 2000, he is the official speaker for MTV Italy.
 
 

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