Matteo Guidicelli was born in
Cebu City. He is one of three children of Gianluca Guidicelli, an
Italian, and Glenna Fernan, a
Filipino. His maternal grandfather is the late Cebu Provincial Prosecutor Vicente "Inting" Fernan, cousin of then
Senator and
Chief Justice Marcelo Fernan making him Guidicelli's great-uncle. Guidicelli initially became known through his racing career, having started at an early age of 11. He has won numerous awards including being a three-time winner of the Karter of the Year award. Guidicelli took an interest in acting after taking workshops at the
New York Academy of Art. As soon as he came back to the Philippines, he took theatre courses at
Brent International School and began to participate in plays. He also attended
Columbia College in Chicago for two years to pursue a
B.A. in
performing arts in the field of
musical theater.
Entertainment career US Concert'', November 2010 Guidicelli's acting career started when he joined the fourth season of the teenage comedy
sitcom Go Kada Go in 2007, becoming a member of
ABS-CBN's
Star Magic. The next year, he played supporting roles in the action fantasy show
Kung Fu Kids and in the
soap opera Ligaw na Bulaklak. He used to be a regular on
SOP Fully Charged along with a guest role in
All My Life as part of his transfer to
GMA Network. In 2010, he returned to ABS-CBN through the primetime fantasy television series
Agua Bendita, where he was given a major role. In 2011, Guidicelli became one of the hosts of the noon-time variety game show
Happy Yipee Yehey!, and was cast to play Trevor Wu, one of
Kim Chiu's leading men in
My Binondo Girl, He has undergone rigorous training with the
1st Scout Ranger Regiment and the
Presidential Security Group. The AFP confirmed that he was treated the same way as any other trainee despite his celebrity status. ==Personal life==