Coming from a show-business family (his father Eduardo Scarpetta was a famous stage actor), Eduardo de Filippo made his stage debut at age 5 playing the role of Peppiniello in the Eduardo Scarpetta's comedy Miseria e Nobilt?. At 32 he formed his own stage company with his brother Peppino and sister Tina, and the three began making appearances in films, starting in 1933. The trio enjoyed success in both mediums, but broke up soon after World War II ended. De Filippo, who had begun directing f ...[Read Story]