Manuel De Peppe
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Manuel De Peppe is an Italian actor, musician, composer, and producer. He spent the majority of his career as an actor and singer, but in 2000 moved to the United States primarily to act as a composer and producer of music.
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[edit] Early life
Manuel De Peppe was born in Milan, Italy in 1970 to a working-class family. He spent most of his earlier years studying music and acting at the CTA Academy of Milan, and at age 14 he passed the SIAE composers examination. Around the same time, he began to work in advertising, acting in commercials and as a model in fashion photgraphy.
He has studied acting, music, dubbing, vocal, piano, drums in the C.T.A. academy of Milan. At the age of 14 he passed the S.I.A.E. musician/composer examination... And the same time he began to work with advertising commercials and fashion photography. He spent two years doing this work before getting his first major television role.
[edit] Acting
In 1986 he played the character of "Matt" (the drummer of Beehive) in an Italian TV series called Love Me Licia, which was his first major role in broadcast television. He followed this up from 1987 to 1993 with a series of soap operas and television films, such as Licia Dolce Licia (Licia with Licia?) and Don Tonino. The Don Tonino series was of particular note, since in this case Manuel was able to demonstrate his acting skills both in some comedy scenes and some dramatic scenes. He has received positive reviews from the press for his role.
[edit] Music and Composition
In 1986, in conjunction with Beehive, he sang and wrote musical scores for the TV series. This work continued throughout 1987. From 1988 on, he began writing more of his own music, usually performing as a singer but also arraging scores and composing new songs or albums. In 2002 he created Ballet in conjunction with Paul Sears, to wide acclaim.
[edit] Production
Aside from Ballet and A Paola, albums revolving around piano themes, he has collaborated on other projects with Peer Music, working on TV and movie soundtracks in the USA. In 2006 he left SIAE and signed with BMI USA as songwriter.
[edit] Awards
- In 1990, Manuel was invited to the Campidoglio in Rome where he was awarded the “Oscar dei giovani" award for new outstanding talent in music.
- In 1997, Manuel was awarded the “TOKYMEKY 97” prize of the Japanese Anime Festival in Milan for his musicial and production contributions.
[edit] Discography
- 1986 - Love Me Licia and the BEEHIVE
- 1987 - LICIA DOLCE LICIA and the BEEHIVE
- 1988 - TUTTI IN CAMPO CON LOTTI
- 1989 - PER TE ARMENIA
- 1990 - IL MONDO SIAMO NOI
- 1990 - UNA DONNA DA POCO
- 1991 - IL MEGLIO DI LICIA AND THE BEEHIVE
- 1993 - COME STAI
- 1999 - A PAOLA (also arranged, produced, and composed)
- 2000 - QUE CALOR
- 2002 - BALLET (also arranged, produced, and composed)
[edit] Filmography
- 1986: LOVE ME LICIA - Soap opera
- 1987: LICIA DOLCE LICIA - Soap opera
- 1988: DON TONINO - Film for TV
- 1989: DON TONINO 2 - Film for TV
- 1993: LA RÖDA LA GIRA - Soap opera
