Ryan Carrassi

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Ryan Carrassi
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Carrassi in 2012
Born
Nicola Carrassi

(1971-08-01) August 1, 1971 (age 52)
La Spezia, Italy
Occupation(s)
  • Actor, producer
Years active1987–present

Ryan Carrassi (born August 1, 1971) is an Italian voice actor, score composer, film producer, screenwriter, song-writer, and journalist. His credits as a screenwriter include Sunset Beach .

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Career

Ryan Carrassi, (real name Nicola Carrassi, alternate name Nicola Bartolini Carrassi [1] ), was born in Italy. His family moved to London in 1974. [2] In 1987, at 14, he began his career as a voice actor, in the English language for Tv commercial, in the Italian language for animation Tv Show. [3] In 1999 moved to Hollywood, California, and changed his name to the more American-sounding Ryan Carrassi. He wrote storylines for the Aaron Spelling TV series Sunset Beach , and for award-winning daytime shows like Days of Our Lives and Passions . [4] In Hollywood, he worked as producer and consultant for television broadcasters and US content producers. [5]

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References

  1. Official company profile of Ryan Carrassi
  2. La Nazione, national newspaper about Ryan Carrassi
  3. Animenewsnetwork about Carrassi voice actor career
  4. IMDB Factsheet/Overview of Ryan Carrassi
  5. Official biz profile of Ryancarrassi on Barnesandnoble