Luigi De Filippo

Biography

Luigi De Filippo was an Italian actor, stage director, and playwright born in Naples on August 10, 1930. A member of a renowned acting family, he began his career on stage next to his father Peppino De Filippo and went on to direct a Neapolitan dialect company for years. De Filippo won the Premio Personalità Europea prize at Capitol Hill upon celebrating his 40th anniversary in the performing arts.