Ryan Carrassi, (real name Nicola Carrassi, alternate name Nicola Bartolini Carrassi ), was born in Italy. His family moved to London in 1974. In 1987, at 14, he began his career as a voice actor, speaking in English language for TV commercials and in Italian for many dubs of cartoons airing mainly on Mediaset-owned networks. In 1999, he moved to Hollywood, California, and changed his name to the more American-sounding Ryan Carrassi. He wrote storylines for the Aaron Spelling TV series
Sunset Beach, and for award-winning daytime shows like
Days of Our Lives and
Passions. In Hollywood, he worked as producer and consultant for television broadcasters and US content producers. == References ==