Alexis del Vecchio

In his second year at Yale University, majoring in film and theater. [September 2008]

Presently studying at Kent School, Connecticut (Prep/Boarding School) [September 2006]

Alexis provided voices for dozens of episodes of animated television series - one of his most fun experiences consisted in voicing Billy's sworn enemy on France's animated series adaptation of the comic strip "Billy and Buddy", known in French as Boule et Bill (2004). The popular series, based on the beloved comic strip, was broadcast on the major networks in Canada and France and was internationally syndicated. Meanwhile, Alexis attended Collège Jean-Eudes, one of Canada's best high schools and Quebec's number-one-ranked-and-rated secondary school (According to the annual rankings of public affairs magazine L'Actualité), and though he spent more time on the set and in the voice-dubbing studio, tutoring himself without ever needing the help of an on-set teacher or tutor, than behind a desk in his classrooms, he maintained an A average through high school, ultimately garnering a 93. 98% average in his last year at Jean-Eudes, the fourth best average amongst more than 275 graduating students. He also racked in numerous academic and extracurricular awards, including a Book scholarship awarded to the top 50 graduating secondary school students of the province of Quebec. After he M. C.

- before getting his second big break when, amongst more than a thousand auditioners, he was cast as the French voice of Anakin Skywalker in George Lucas ' first installment of his second Star Wars trilogy, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). Alexis immediately established his reputation as the go-to guy for French-dubbed films requiring young male voices, and over the next several years spanning his teens, he developed a long and resourceful voice-over career, providing his voice-over talents to the international French-dubbed versions of more than fifty Hollywood movies, as well as providing original character voices on internationally broad-casted live action and animated series, produced and originated in Canada, both Americas, Europe and Japan. Alexis also narrated several television documentaries, educational and informational series, commercials, and special programs. Alexis provided his voice talents across countless mediums, and became known for his ability to voice characters aged 5-25, as well as his ability to play characters of both genders.

A native of Montreal, Canada, Alexis got his first start as a child actor in the French-speaking province of Quebec. After years of modeling for provincial and national publications - such as Pomme D'Api and other kids magazines - and ad campaigns - RAAQ, Ontario Milk, etc. -, first as a baby and then as a young child, Alexis got his first breakthrough when he was cast, at the age of seven, as the lead in a new film adaptation of Florence Montgomery's novel L'incompris (1997) or "Misunderstood". The film, a co-production between Canada and France, also starred Pierre Malet, Pascale Montpetit and Louisette Dussault.

Over the next few years, Alexis continued to do commercials and guest starred on several French and English-Canadian television series - Virginie (1996), Tandem, Sous un Ciel Variable (1995), Global TV's Northern Mysteries, etc.