Teddy Candela

Teddy Candela was born on May 26, 1990 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France to Corinne and André, who were local fruit sellers at the farmers' market. He is of Sicilian, Spanish, and Italian descent. His family comes from the village of Montelepre, Sicily. The village of Salvatore Giuliano, legend has it that one of his relative's may have been his companion. Before becoming an actor, Teddy wanted to be a professional Football Player. When he began studying acting at the Grenoble conservatory in 2007, he was the only student in the class who'd never acted before. At the end of the year, the teacher told him that's why they'd taken him, he was impressed by the fact that without any background in acting, he dared to come to the audition for the conservatory. Right after that, he told him that the conservatory wouldn't continue with Teddy and that it'd be very difficult for him to do this job. He moved to Paris with his wife soon after, where he studied with the world-renowned method coach, Ja