‏Victor Alfieri‏

A native of Rome,Victor Alfieri was raised an only child by his mother grandparents and aunt spending summers working in his grandfather's restaurant. Using his natural gift for writing, the self-described 'class clown' created his own sketch comedy act to entertain his classmates.At the age of 15, Alfieri lost his grandfather, his uncle _"Jerry Ross (VI)"_ became Alfieri's father figure introducing him to the world of boxing and entertainment. Alfieri followed his uncle's footsteps and soon graced the covers of several Italian magazines, known as fotoromanzi.In 1991 a tragic mishap cut his career short, when during a brutal encounter with three muggers his face was scarred by more than 56 stitches. During the same year, Alfieri joined the Italian Police Force until 1994 when he quit and determined to start a career in Hollywood, Alfieri packed his bags and moved to Los Angeles to the disbelief of his relatives back in Italy.With striking good looks, a versatile gift for comedy and drama, and a sexy accent, Italian born Victor Alfieri quickly landed work as an actor, with various television spots and two contracts roles on daytime t.v.Days of Our Lives (1965)and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987).Since leaving daytime, Victor has been making a name for himself both here in the States and abroad. Victor drew international attention for playing the handsome sensitive gigolo in ­The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) opposite Helen Mirren and Anne Bancroft.Internationally, Victor completed two very high profile European productions back-to-back Victor played the lead role of Darius, the gladiator, in Pompeii (2007) an epic love story produced by DeAngelis Productions. Prior to that, he starred in the very popular mini-series entitled Elisa di Rivombrosa (2003), a classic period piece based on the literary masterpiece 'Pamela' written by Samuel Richardson. Alfieri plays a sword wielding assassin named Zanni La Morte.Victor will next be seen in a supporting role in THINKFilms, My Sexiest Year (2007), a coming-of-age dramedy set in the 70s starring Frankie Muniz and Harvey Keitel. The film is set for a release in 2008. Victor portrays "Fabrizio Contini", a playboy who competes with Muniz for the affections of Amber Valletta.I-See-You.Com (2006) will also see Alfieri starring opposite Rosanna Arquette and Beau Bridges.In 2007 Alfieri opened his own production company, producing and directing his first short film "J.E.S." a horror/suspense/mystery that was shot in an ancient village outside Rome.In 2008 Victor will also be seen in his first lead in an American production My Father's will" (2009), a love story shot in New York City. The film also stars Ione Skye, Ron silver and Talia Shire and later on, he co-starred in Angels & Demons".