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Matt Di Angelo Born 1 May 1987
London, United KingdomYears active 1997 – present Matt Di Angelo (born 1 May 1987[1]) in London, England is an English actor and singer.
He is mostly known for playing fictional character Deano Wicks in the popular British soap EastEnders, and for his current role of Sean Kennedy in the BBC series Hustle.[2]
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Education
He attended Southgate School, and started studying acting, singing and dancing, at Boden Studios (Enfield/Barnet), and went on to Sylvia Young Theatre School. He started a BTEC in Performing arts, however didn't finish.
Career
Di Angelo's first acting role was as Robbie in the television series Harbour Lights in the episode: "Rites of Passage" which first aired on 28 May 2000. Then he played Felix in the CBBC musical comedy series I Dream in 2004. This resulted in him making a few appearances in the Sunday morning children's TV show Smile. He appeared in the film Telling Lies in 2006.
That same year he got his best-known role as Deano Wicks in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders where he made his first appearance on 2 January 2006. It was said that he was working in a shoe shop when he heard that he had got the part.[3] It was announced on 18 August 2007 that Di Angelo would be leaving EastEnders following the departure of Phil Daniels (who played his on-screen father Kevin Wicks). He described his departure as "a shock".[4] Di Angelo finished filming EastEnders 12 December 2007 and his last appearance in the series aired on 7 February 2008. He has been a hider on Hider in the House on CBBC.
Di Angelo's portfolio includes television commercials and modeling, and he has been a guest on a number of programmes, such as The Paul O'Grady Show, Saturday Kitchen, Ready Steady Cook, Hole In The Wall, Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong, The Weakest Link and The Friday Night Project'.
In 2007 he appeared in the fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing. His dance partner was Flavia Cacace. He appeared in the final, in which he was runner-up to singer Alesha Dixon.
Di Angelo competed with Cacace in the live tour of Strictly Come Dancing in January and February 2008. They won more shows than any other couple, coming first overall sixteen times and second a further ten times (out of a total of forty shows).[5]
From 11 December 2008 until 31 January 2009 he played the character of Hal in the play Loot in north London's Tricycle Theatre, then at Theatre Royal, Newcastle 3–7 February 2009.[6]
He played "Sean" in all six episodes of the 2009 series of the hit BBC1 series, Hustle. He played Fitz Kreiner in the Doctor Who audio play The Company of Friends.
Di Angelo confirmed on Something for the Weekend his participation in the upcoming film Function at the Junction. The status of this is unknown but according to the Brit Flick website he is still attached to the project.[7]
On 20 April 2009 Di Angelo's agent announced on their website [8] that he would be filming a guest lead in Casualty. This will be the series two-part finale 'No Fjords in Finland' which is due to air on Saturday 25 July and Saturday 1 August 2009. The agent advised that he was busy recording a new pilot show called Fried Brain Sandwich about a stand up comedian, to be directed by Guy Jenkin (Outnumbered and Drop the Dead Donkey).
On 21 July 2009 Di Angelo's agent announced on their website that he would be playing the lead role of Jack Stradler in the low budget film Following Footsteps. He films throughout August for Perry Pictures[9]
Earlier in the year Di Angelo supported 'A Night Less Ordinary' a free ticket scheme for young people launched by the Arts Council for England in February 2009. http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest/view/item104320/Stars-launch-A-Night-Less-Ordinary/
Di Angelo is a supporter of the 'Connected to British Films and TV Campaign' urging internet users to pay for their downloads.
In May 2010 Di Angelo was filming Whiskey Robber for Parallel Pictures and series 7 of Hustle.[10]
Awards table
Year Group Award Result Film/Television series 2006 British Soap Awards Sexiest Male Runner Up EastEnders 2007 British Soap Awards Sexiest Male Runner Up EastEnders Filmography
- Death in Paradise (TV series) (2011) .... Darren Moore
- Following Footsteps (2009) .... Jack Stadler
- Casualty (TV series) (2009).... Tom (Episode "No Fjords in Finland" Parts 1 and 2)
- Doctor Who: The Company of Friends (2009) .... Fitz Kreiner
- Hustle (2009–) .... Sean Kennedy
- Dani's House (2008) .... Himself/ Delivery Man
- Strictly Come Dancing (2007) .... Himself
- EastEnders (2006–2008) .... Deano Wicks
- Telling Lies (2006) .... Derek
- I Dream (2004) .... Felix
- Harbour Lights (2000) .... Robbie
Personal life
Matt dated his former Strictly Come Dancing partner, Flavia Cacace, with whom he had been in a relationship since they appeared on the show together in 2007. The couple ended their relationship in late 2010.[11]
References
- ^ "Matt Di Angelo". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1738091/. Retrieved 5 June 2008. "1st May 1987, London, UK"
- ^ "Hustle: Episode 1". http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gmxnr. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ BBC – EastEnders – Characters & Cast – Matt Di Angelo
- ^ "Leaving Enders is a shock", MyParkMag.co.uk, 29 August 2007
- ^ "Previous Winners". Strictly Come Dancing Live!. http://www.strictlycomedancinglive.co.uk/default.asp?contentID=616. Retrieved 16 April 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Tricycle Theatre
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- ^ http://www.rossmoremanagement.com/index.php?NewsID=10
- ^ Sheridan, Emily (12 November 2010). "Strictly Come Dancing's Flavia Cacace splits from Matt Di Angelo". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1329028/Strictly-Come-Dancings-Flavia-Cacace-splits-Matt-Di-Angelo.html.
External links
EastEnders Characters Crew members Julia Smith · Tony Holland · Simon May · Mike Gibbon · Michael Ferguson · Leonard Lewis · Barbara Emile · Corinne Hollingworth · Jane Harris · Matthew Robinson · John Yorke · Louise Berridge · Kathleen Hutchison · Kate Harwood · Diederick Santer · Bryan KirkwoodLocations Storylines The Banned · The Firm · "Sharongate" · "Who Shot Phil?" · "Get Johnny Week" · "The Secret Mitchell" · "Who Killed Archie?"Episodes Off-set episodes · Two-handers · Episodes in Ireland · "Pretty Baby...." · "EastEnders Live" · "Queen Vic Fire Week"Families Spin-offs Music Strictly Come Dancing Series Hosts Judges Celebrity winners Professional winners Brendan Cole • Darren Bennett • Lilia Kopylova • Karen Hardy • Matthew Cutler • Camilla Dallerup • Ola Jordan • Artem ChigvintsevContestants • It Takes Two • Dancing with the Stars (US version) • Dancing with the Stars (International versions)Alesha Dixon · Matt Di Angelo · Gethin Jones · Letitia Dean · Kenny Logan · Kelly Brook · John Barnes · Kate Garraway · Penny Lancaster-Stewart · Dominic Littlewood · Gabby Logan · Willie Thorne · Stephanie Beacham · Brian CapronCategories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- British television actors
- English soap opera actors
- Strictly Come Dancing participants
- Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School
- Italian British actors
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