Francesco Vitali

After studying journalism in his native country of Greece, Francesco began a career as a journalist, TV host, actor, director, and producer. He wrote a best seller at age 19, a collection of intimate interviews with 35 of Greece's most distinguished celebrities. He also created the character Madame Estet, a television drag queen with a sharp tongue and a biting wit. He studied acting in New York City, in hopes of developing career in theatre and film in LosAngeles. He has studied at the Lee Strasburg Institute, Herbert Berghof Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory, Gene Frankel Actor's Studio, the Second City, and the Aster School of Music. He has also studied voice with Emmy award winner Victoria Gibson, as well as Phantom of the Opera conductor Stan Tucker. Mr. Vitali's most notable international acting credits include the principal roles in A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller, the Triumph of Love by Marivaux, You Can't Take it With You by Hart and Kauffman, Ring Around the Moon by Anouilh, Antigone by Sophocles, the Valliant by Hall & Middleson, Neil Simon's Sweet Charity with music and score by Coleman & Fields, as well as the role of Devlin in last season's Tamarind production of Ashes To Ashes by Harold Pinter, directed by Di Trevis, who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre and Covet Garden Theatre. In 2004 he was the lead actor in a production of "Hamlet" with billboards all over the Hollywood. The show got George Clooney's attention which gave Francesco the opportunity to make his American TV guest debut in the HBO TV series "Unscripted" directed by Clooney and produced by Steven Soderbergh. Francesco has since taken a sabbatical from the theater to fully concentrate his talents in film and new media Projects. He is the executive producer and the master mind of the 48 Projects. The Ultimate International Online film and Music competitions.