BRYAN
MAZZARELLO
DAVID MANGANO
The Naive Dreamer
Bryan Mazzarello is a Bay Area born, LA based, SAG-AFTRA actor. He has trained in improv comedy with Upright Citizen Brigade, sitcom comedy with Actors Comedy Studio and drama with Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood. He is most known for being transformed into Bob Ross for the award winning AdAge Content Campaign of the Year (2021) by an Emmy winning makeup team for a Mountain Dew. Bryan was the face of the Raley’s Holiday campaign and the host of the 23andMe welcome series. Bryan is a lead in the comedy short film Hardwood Heroes.
LUCA
DELLA VALLE
PIETRO
The Precise Bureaucrat
Luca della Valle was born in a little town south of Naples in Italy. Luca trained Method Acting at "Teatri Possibili Speech and Drama Academy" in Milan. He moved to London where he studied English and Acting for Film & TV at The Actors Center. Luca played Luca the Racetrack Head Security in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Luca was cast as one of the main supporting roles and involve in the new Francis Ford Coppola project Distant Vision. Luca was cast in Francis Ford Coppola’s project Distant Vision. Luca is also featured in the 2019 Gucci Summer Campaign in Vanity Fair magazine. Luca plays the lead in the horror trilogy Sebastian written and Directed by Mann Robison, coming soon on Amazon Prime/Apple TV and TUBI.
NADIA
LANFRANCONI
FRANCESCA
The Aloof Superstar
Nadia Lanfranconi is a singer-songwriter and actress, born and raised in Lake Como, Italy, but based in LA. Besides music Nadia’s has worked consistently in the entertainment industry acting on several TV shows and films like the latest series. American Gigolo, the Netflix hit Hollywood and Criminal Minds to name a few. Because of her Italian nationality you can also find her speaking her native language on protects like the Fiat sponsored series Italian Neighbors and the Entourage Italian Affair, Ari Gold is Back, presented by Cadillac.
PAOLA
CARLEO
CONCETTA
The Heartbroken Soul
Paola Carleo is an Italian actress, based in Los Angeles. She made her television debut as Maria on the popular television series Elisa di Rivombrosa. She followed this, with a co-starring appearance in Gente di Mare series, and a co-starring role in the film Passo a Due. Next, had a supporting role in the film Solo Metro. She gained wider recognition as Alessia, nemesis of an unfashionable student, in the comedy Come tu mi vuoi. When she moved to the States, she got cast in the role of Ruby, for Portraits, a modern day adaptation of Carmilla, a female vampire story.
Ross
Turner
Vincenzo
The Mysterious Adventurer
Ross Turner is best known as the Upwork Zombie from the ubiquitous 2022-2023 television ad campaign, but probably better recognized (without zombie makeup, of course) in his recurring role as Liberty High School math teacher Mr. Wood in three seasons of the hit Netflix series Th1rteen R3asons Why. He stars in four indie feature films including as the bad guy in period drama Mindreader (2022). Ross can currently be seen in The Legend of Jack and Diane starring Tom Sizemore, and Manifest Westopposite Milo Gibson. He has been to Italy six times and is a huge Pompeii nut.
LUCIA
GIARDINA
AGATA
The Lovable Meddler
Lucia Giardina is best known for her cooking show A Tavola and her restaurant review show Eating Out with Lucia. She studied acting in NOVA then moved to LA and continued her acting studies at Manhattan Actor Studio, The Groundlings, and Scott Sedita Acting Studio. She is also known for her lead role in the short film Epiphaneia. She is also a featured extra on the Apple TV series The Shrink Next Door. She has played lead in many TV commercials for Mercedes-Benz, Ally Bank, Australian Dream, Champs to name a few. She is first generation Italian. Both her parents were born and raised in Italy. She spent every summer growing up in Torino and Milano and is bilingual.
Jenna Nicole
Sullivan
Danielle
The Obsessive Italophile
Jenna Nicole Sullivan is an LA based actor, and is so excited to be a part of this project! She’s trained at Upright Citizens Brigade, Second City, and Stan Kirsch Studios. She can be seen in many national commercials, and most recently ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy! Jenna’s never been to Italy (though is an avid spaghetti fan) and counts on her fellow cast members to help her perfect the Italian pronunciation of “Fammi un’ Italiana!”