Stelio Savante
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| Born |
24 April 1970 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actor, Writer, Producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | www |
Stelio Savante (born April 24, 1970) is a South African born New York actor, producer, and writer living in the United States. He is a native English-speaker (Anglo-South African) and fluent in Afrikaans and Greek. In 2007 he became the first male South African born Screen Actors Guild nominee for his recurring role on Ugly Betty.
Savante was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. He graduated from Camps Bay High School in 1988 and relocated from South Africa to the United States when he was offered an international tennis scholarship by the University of West Alabama. He relocated to New York City in 1992 to pursue an acting career.
His prime-time debut came in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as a Bosnian–Muslim fundamentalist. Directed by Academy Award winner Juan Jose Campanella the episode was also nominated for an Emmy. Further television credits include Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a supporting role on The Sopranos, recurring roles on Guiding Light and All My Children, the role of Dan 'Schaffy' Schaffner in Jim Breuer's pilot for Pulp Comics on Comedy Central and the recurring role of Antonio on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
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