Career
Born in Rome into a humble family, in 1943 De Lullo enrolled at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, but after two years he was forced to left the courses as he had contravened the strict academic regulations appearing in a stage work directed by Mario Landi and held at the Teatro Manzoni in Milan. The same year he got critical acclaim for his performance in Il Candeliere directed by Orazio Costa. In 1946 he made his film debut, and worked on stage with Luchino Visconti, with whom he collaborated intensively in the following years.
He debuted as a stage director in 1955, with an adaptation of Colette"s Gigi.
He died of cirrhosis.