Eugenio Franceschini, the actor who plays Marcello in Emily in Paris season 4, is fans' new obsession after the second batch of episodes landed on Netflix on September 12.
In the second part of the new series we see Emily (Lily Collins) heading to Italy in what bestie Mindy (Ashley Park) dubs a totally ‘Un-Emily’ move. It's here that meets and she spends time with Marcello, her dreamy new love interest.
Intrigued by Emily's Vespa riding beau?
Here's everything we know about Eugenio Franceschini, including what he's said about his role as Marcello on Emily in Paris.
Who is Eugenio Franceschini, the actor who plays Marcello in Emily in Paris?
Eugenio Franceschini is an Italian actor from Verona, Italy's Veneto region.
Though an established film and TV star in Italy today, Franceschini first got into acting through theatre productions at his parents' company.
With his father Gianni Franceschini a well established theatre actor in his own right, Eugenio followed in his father's footsteps, taking on several lead roles in productions at his parents' theatre company Viva Opera Circus.
In a 2012 interview with Vanity Fair Italia, Franceschini said "I discovered my passion for acting thanks to my father, a Veronese son of farmers who, after graduating in Medicine, gave up everything to be a street actor. His father never forgave him for that. In Bologna he met my mother, an actress, good at puppets and children's theatre. Together they travelled the world, and I with them."
He explained, “I worked with my father for two years, alone, putting on shows. He was the one who told me that street theatre was no longer a viable option, so I decided to try cinema. I didn't think I'd get into the school audition, only 18 out of 800 got through. When the results came out, I was with Dad in a bed and breakfast in Bilbao: It was the first time I saw him cry.”
At 18-years-old, Eugenio Franceschini moved to Rome to pursue film roles, studying at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy's national film school that only accepts a few applicants each year.
In 2012 that Franceschini made his first film debut with romantic comedy White as Milk, Red as Blood (Bianca come il latte, rossa come il sangue) before going on to take on roles in shows and films such as Sapore di te (2014) and Maldamore (2014), works for which he won the Guglielmo Biraghi Award at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists.
Born on September 19 1991, the actor is best known in Italy for these two key roles, as well as the 2016 Medici TV series.
In fact, the actor reportedly met his partner on the set of Medici, with Franceschini regularly sharing adorable photos of his baby boy on his Instagram who he welcomed with his partner in 2018.
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Eugenio Franceschini on his role as Marcello in Emily in Paris
At the Rome premiere for the second instalment of Emily in Paris season 4, Eugenio Franceschini told People that getting the project was "an unexpected gift, because everything happened very quickly,”
He added, "I was filming a TV series here in Italy, so I didn't have time to realise what was happening so I threw myself into something.”
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On working with Lily Collins, Eugenio Franceschini told the publication “I worked with Lily all the time, so, yeah, she is [my closest friend]."
He added, “I think this is something that I will keep forever in my mind and my heart."
Cute! We'll be holding Emily's time in Rome close to our hearts, too.
The stunning French-American actor is Emily in Paris season 4's newest character.
