Years active 1980–1985 Name Giovanni Frezza | Role Child actor | |
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Occupation Actor (former), marketing manager Movies The House by the Cemetery, Manhattan Baby, The New Barbarians Similar People Dardano Sacchetti, Sergio Salvati, Lucio Fulci, Lamberto Bava, Enzo G Castellari | ||
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Giovanni Frezza (born 8 September 1972) is an Italian former child actor who appeared in a number of horror films throughout the 1980s.
Contents
- House by the Cemetery QA Panel HHW Indy 2011 Part 3
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Early life
Giovanni Frezza was born in Potenza, Italy.
Career
He made his film debut with a minor role the 1980 Marco Bellocchio-directed comedy-drama Salto nel vuoto (English title: 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 Quella villa accanto al cimitero as Bob Boyle, an imperiled child living in a sinister New England house. 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.
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 marketing manager for a multinational company.