Raised in the
Toronto suburb of
Etobicoke, DeSanto made his acting debut at the age of 8 as the lead protagonist in
Brown Bread Sandwiches (a.k.a.
La famiglia Buonanotte), a film about Italian immigrants in Toronto written and directed by
Carlo Liconti. Prior to his first screen role, DeSanto had been in a juice commercial with Canadian figure skating star
Elizabeth Manley, and was an avid hockey player. He later attended
Martingrove Collegiate Institute and graduated in 1999. After attending MCI, he then attended
Ryerson University for Film Studies. ==Career==