Giovanni Frezza
Giovanni Frezza (born 8 September 1972) is an Italian former child actor, diver, martial artist and product developer who appeared in a number of films throughout the 1980s. Frezza is possibly best recalled for his roles in several horror films.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Filmography
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Early life
Giovanni Frezza was born in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy.
Career
He made his film debut with a minor role the 1980 Marco Bellocchio-directed comedy-drama Salto nel vuoto (English *le: A Leap in the Dark). Frezza then went on to play a variety of juvenile roles, most often in horror films. In 1981 he had a starring role in the gory, supernatural-themed Lucio Fulci-directed The House by the Cemetery as Bob Boyle, an imperiled child living in a sinister New England house. He worked with Fulci a second time in 1982's Manhattan Baby as the brother of a little girl possessed by a supernatural amulet. In 1982 he appeared in Enzo G. Castellari-directed post-apocalyptic Italian action film I Nuovi barbari (English: The New Barbarians).
Frezza would continue appearing in films until 1985. His last role was as Kirk in the 1985 Dario Argento-penned and Lamberto Bava-directed thriller Dèmoni (English: Demons). After retiring from films at age thirteen, Frezza concentrated on his studies.
Giovanni is currently working as a Director-Product Development at Molex LLC.
Personal life
According to his official MySpace page, he currently resides in Chicago and is a married father of three children who works as a Director for a multinational technology company.
Filmography
- A Leap in the Dark (1980) (Italian *le: Salto nel vuoto, also known as Leap into the Void)
- The House by the Cemetery (1981) (Italian *le: Quella villa accanto al cimitero)
- Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (1982) (Italian *le: Testa o croce)
- The New Barbarians (1982) (Italian *le: I Nuovi barbari, also known as Warriors of the Wasteland)
- Cuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa (1982)
- Manhattan Baby (1982) (Italian *le: L' Occhio del male)
- Mani di fata (1983)
- A Blade in the Dark (1983) (Italian *le: La Casa con la scala nel buio)
- Demons (1985) (Italian *le: Dèmoni)
References
External links
- Giovanni Frezza at IMDb
- Giovanni Frezza at MoviePlayer.it (in Italian)
- AllMovie.com
- Giovanni Frezza at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Giovanni Frezza Page
- Giovanni Frezza's Official MySpace page