| Matt Di Angelo | |
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| Born | 1 May 1987 London, United Kingdom |
| Years active | 1997 - present |
Matt Di Angelo (born 1 May 1987[1]) in London, England is an English actor.
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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He attended Southgate School, and started studying Acting, Singing and Dancing, at Boden Studios (Enfield/Barnet), and then went on to Sylvia Young Theatre School. He did not carry on with his A Levels.
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 also appeared in the film Telling Lies in 2006.
That same year he got his most well-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 also been a hider on Hider in the House on CBBC.
Di Angelo's portfolio also includes a few TV commercials and modelling, and he has also 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 also 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 also played Fitz Kreiner in the Doctor Who audio play The Company of Friends.
Matt 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 Matt'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 also 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 Matt'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] A short trailer for this upcoming short feature film is now available on the directors, Richard Perry, website at http://www.perrypictures.co.uk/
An interview on location of the set of Following Footsteps was published on 24 December 2009. http://business.fujifilm.co.uk/motion/expsosuremag/issue46/pdfs/p32%20FollowFoot.pdf
Earlier in the year Matt 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/
Matt is also a supporter of the 'Connected to British Films and TV Campaign' urging internet users to pay for their downloads. He is quoted as follows: "The Brits love film and TV and this campaign is a great way of celebrating a proud national passion. But we also need to realise that it's only by buying official DVDs, downloads and cinema tickets that we can enjoy the TV dramas and blockbuster films that we watch on a regular basis. We all have to recognise our responsibility to buy and download legally." http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Connected-To-British-Film-And-TV-Campaign-With-Nick-Moran-Urges-People-To-Pay-For-Their-Downloads/Article/200909115376148?f=rss
Hustle filming 'wrapped' in October with the new series airing from Monday 4 January at 2100 pm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk1/mon.shtml#mon_hustle
'He admitted: Hustle is just the same as last season but me and my sister in the show are more developed hustlers now. Its a bit more emotional than last season as you didnt really see us tackle that side of things.
And would he make a good hustler in real life?
He laughed: No, I wouldn't. Im too honest. Im the type of person that would hand back the cash if the cashier gave me extra change.' (A quote from Star Magazine - On line 24 December 09 http://www.star-magazine.co.uk/breakingnews/view/16870/Matt-Di-Angelo-Cynical-Brits-kept-Joe-McElderry-from-top-spot/)
Matt also hinted in the same interview at some future projects for 2010 and the premier of his first feature film - Following Footsteps: 'He revealed: "We're getting some people together to film a pilot for a really good comedy show, the premiere for my first lead acting role in a film is next month and then there's the new series of Hustle starting early January."
The agent's website of 11 March 2010 advised that filming on series seven of Hustle was scheduled to start in the summer of 2010. http://www.rossmoremanagement.com/index.php?NewsID=10
| Year | Group | Award | Result | Film/Television series |
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| 2006 | British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | No | EastEnders |
| 2007 | British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | No | EastEnders |
He is dating his former Strictly Come Dancing partner, Flavia Cacace, with whom he has been in a relationship with since they appeared on the show together in 2007. Controversy surrounded the relationship as it was constantly rumoured that Cacace and Di Angelo,[3] were involved whilst Cacace was still with Vincent Simone, however both parties denied this. After the 2007 series ended, Di Angelo moved into Flavia's house in Surrey.
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  | "Leaving Enders is a shock" - Matt Di Angelo: Leaving Enders is a shock |
| | Official - BBC - EastEnders Home |
| | Previous Winners - Strictly Come Dancing LIVE! | 2008 Winners |
| | Hustle: Episode 1 - BBC - BBC One Programmes - Hustle, Series 5, Episode 1 |
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