Jan 26, 1918

San Francisco, California, USA

Having spent his early years in Naples, Italy, Vito Scotti was always the choice to play parts as Italian waiters, maitre'ds, and barbers. Vito's family moved back to the U.S. when he was seven. His, mother was a diva in the Italian theatre in New York. It was in the Italian theatre that Scotti developed his gift for farce, which was modeled after the Commedia dell'Arte style of the Italian theatre. He worked the night club circuit doing pantomime and broke into movies and television during the... ... (read more...) early 1950s. Vito loved cooking, especially the recipes of his beloved mother and grandmother.
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Date of Death:<br/>
5 June 1996, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. (lung cancer)