Guy Masterson

Guy Alexander Masterson (Mastroianni) born August 10, 1961, is a British actor, theatre director, producer and playwright widely known for his solo theatre performances of Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm and Shylock by Gareth Armstrong. He is a regular producer at the annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival and responsible for several of its most notable productions including Twelve Angry Men in 2003, The Odd Couple in 2005 and Morecambe in 2009 - which transferred to London's West End and won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.

Personal life

Masterson was born in Hampstead, North London, to Carlo Libinick Mastroianni and Marian Mastroianni (nee James). He attended Hadley Wood Primary School, Christ's Hospital School, Horsham. He then went on to Cardiff University where he obtained an honours degree in Biochemistry and Chemistry. After graduating in 1982, he emigrated to Los Angeles, California where he took his first salaried job in Hotel & Restaurant Management with Hilton Hotels where he served, among other celebrities, OJ Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson and André the Giant. In 1984, his great uncle, the actor, Richard Burton died and Masterson (then Mastroianni) was persuaded to attend an acting class. He enrolled at UCLA's Extension Drama Programme for two semesters before auditioning and winning his first leading role in the Equity Waiver musical The Wonderful World Of Waiver! His first professional job was understudying the roles of both Mick and Aston in The Caretaker at the LA Theatre Center.