Biography
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Eugene Mazzola was born in Hollywood, California, to a large family,
all in the film business. His father,
Leonard “Al”, was born in
Philadelphia, his mother,
Saveria was born in Brooklyn. Eugene is
the sixth of seven children, the fifth of five boys. His family is
steeped in the motion picture industry.
At an early age Mazzola started working in the “business” with the
rest of his family. He started out as
Anthony Caruso’s baby in
ASPHALT JUNGLE. Once he started talking he did a few movies before
being cast in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS opposite
Yul Brynner as the Pharaoh Rameses’ son. After
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, Mazzola used the stage name Eugene Martin and
had a very successful career as a child actor.
Mazzola served in the Navy from 1968 to 1970. In 1969, he was
stationed on the Mekong River and then in DaNang, Viet Nam. After
Viet Nam he served as a photo journalist for COMPHIBPAC in San
Diego. After the Navy, Mazzola returned to Hollywood where he went
to college and continued acting.
In 1972 he made the decision to go behind the camera, although he
did not give up acting until 1976. He produced his first film in
1976. Mazzola was the Executive Producer of Director’s Studio, Inc.,
a subsidiary of Doyle, Dane, Bernback, 1978-1983. He was Executive
Producer of Summerhouse Films, a subsidiary of FilmFair, 1984-1985.
He owned and operated The Cine Companies, the largest motion picture
equipment company on the west coast outside of Los Angeles,
1984-1993. Mazzola has worked with some of the great contemporary
directors: Bernardo Bertolucci,
David Lynch and
Caroll Ballard, on such films as
TWIN PEAKS and
LITTLE BUDHA. He taught film production
at the University of Washington for six years, where he also served
on the Advisory Board of the Certificate Programs in Film and Video
Production, 1991-1998. He has been a guest speaker at
Claremont/McKenna College, Seattle University and other forums.
Mazzola has written a novel, THINGS HAPPEN, yet to be published. He
has also written three screenplays, TO SERVE, INSANITY and EL PASO.
He has three children and lives with his wife in the country
northeast of Seattle, Washington.
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