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Mar 2021
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Do Italians really do it better? with An...

PAUL GREENE
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Antonio Cupo was born in Vancouver, Canada and spent his early years as a stage performer. With interests in psychology and acting, he enrolled at the University of British Columbia earning a Bachelor of Arts degree while beginning his career as an actor. A later move to Los Angeles offered many opportunities in film and TV, from Steven Spielberg to James Cameron. Antonio later went on to star in a popular TV series for Mediaset Italia called, Elisa Di Rivombrosa, also known as the most watched TV series in the history of Italian television. The popularity garnered offered many other opportunities starring alongside Academy Award winners, Penelope Cruz in Elegy, and F. Murray Abraham in Carnera The Walking Mountain, Barbarossa and September 11 1683. He later went back to the theatre with a 135 show tour in the Rogers and Hammerstein's musical, Cinderella playing the charming Prince and shot the world campaign for Rolex with award winning film director Joe Carnahan (The Grey). Antonio moved back to North America to star in TV series' Bomb Girls alongside Meg Tilly and ICE with Donald Sutherland. He recently co-starred in 10 episodes of a the CBS series, Blood and Treasure and produced movies "A Brush with Love" and "Love Under the Olive Tree" for Crown Media/Hallmark.

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