Al Fenderico is an Italian actor, screenwriter, director, producer, author, and teacher based in Naples, Italy, with an international career across theatre, film, and television. He is the nephew of the artist Totò Savio, founder of the legendary music group Squallor.

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His artistic journey began in theatre, encouraged by an acting teacher in the company where he trained. He started performing in local productions such as Natale in casa Cupiello in 2011, La fortuna con la “L” maiuscola in 2012, and Attraverso Scarpetta in 2014, discovering his passion for acting. In 2014, he graduated from Teatro Diana in Naples.

 

Soon after, he moved to Montreal, Canada, where he studied acting in English at ASM Performing Arts under Chip Chuipka, and later trained with Tom Todoroff of the Tom Todoroff Conservatory from New York. After returning to Naples, he continued refining his craft and landed leading roles in two Italian and English-language productions: Un giorno qualunque, directed by Luca Visingardi, where he played Alfredo, and Alfabeto Italiano, directed by Maria Milusha, where he played Irvin. Both projects were selected by national and international film festivals.

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In 2015, he moved to London to further develop his acting, singing, and dancing skills and expand his international career. At the same time, he became a producer of his own work and of other projects through his London-based company, Make A Wish Film & Theatre Productions. Through this company, he distributed Alfabeto Italiano, which was presented at several international festivals and became a Finalist at the Los Angeles Cinefest 2016. During this period, he also performed in theatre productions directed by Andrea Lucchetta, Vincenzo Tramontano, Gennaro Cuomo, and Giancarlo Cosentino, earning awards for some of the shows in which he appeared.

 

He also produced the road safety commercial Guida responsabilmente in Naples with Filma Manent, starring in the spot himself. The campaign won the 5th Road Safety Festival 2017, titled A maronna t’accumpagna, chi guida sei tu, based in Naples.

 

He then began writing and directing his own projects, including Hey tu!, in which he served as screenwriter, producer, director, and co-lead actor in the role of Diego. The film was presented at several international film festivals and received multiple nominations and awards, including "Honorable Mention for Screenplay" and "Honorable Mention for Inspirational Film" at the Top Shorts Online Film Festival 2018.

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Between 2017 and 2018, he performed in Il piccolo regno incantato, playing the Wolf in Little Red Riding Hood and Peter Pan at the Chiostro di San Domenico Maggiore in Naples, directed by Simone Malucchi.

From 2019 to 2022, he earned a degree from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in Drama, Applied Theatre and Education, while also filming the short movie Tlaloc Sacrificium, directed by Ivan Lo Conte in London.

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In 2021, Al Fenderico received the Premio Internazionale Vincenzo Crocitti in Rome for Best Emerging Actor, Director, and Screenwriter, recognising his artistic career.

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In 2019, his original screenplay Belong, co-written with Carlo Finale, was selected among the Top 50 international finalist scripts at the UK Film Festival Script Competitions in London. In 2022, the same screenplay won "Honorable Mention: Best Screenplay" at the Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival in Naples. In 2024, Belong received "Honorable Mention: Best Feature Screenplay" at A Royal Chance Film Festival in Los Angeles. That same year, the pilot episode of the new British series "Legends: Giving it all", written by Al Fenderico, won "Honorable Mention: Best Television Screenplay" at A Royal Chance Film Festival in Los Angeles.

 

Since 2022, he has been the producer and director of the national and international podcast format I.I.A.A., available on all podcast platforms. He continues to work as an actor, director, screenwriter, and teacher in both theatre and cinema.

 

In 2024, he became the author of Show, Don’t Tell: A step-by-step handbook for Aspiring Screenwriters, Producers, and Directors. From Greenligt to the Big Screen, available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble in both Italian and English editions, as well as in Naples bookstores including Mondadori, IoCisto, and Raffaello.

 

In 2026, while continuing to promote Show, Don’t Tell in bookstores and schools, Al Fenderico announced the upcoming release of the novel adapted from the award-winning screenplay Belong. The English edition will be titled "Belong: A Soul’s Diary", while the Italian edition will be "Appartenenza: il diario dell’anima". Belong is a contemporary coming‑of‑age for YA Adult, and a new adult novel for readers who enjoy emotional character‑driven stories, focusing on identity, belonging, love, faith and life‑changing personal journeys. For release updates, readers are encouraged to follow his Instagram.