Background
Born in Staten Island, New York City, New York, he is the son of long time Archie Comics artist Henry Scarpelli.
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Glenn Scarpelli
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He attended a private Catholic school, Saint Joseph Hill Academy, from kindergarten to 8th grade.
Career
He is perhaps best known for his role as Alex Handris from 1980 to 1983 on the sitcom One Day at a Time. (Glenn would feature in issue #330 of Archie, dated July 1984). In 1977, at the age of 10, Scarpelli made his Broadway debut, appearing in the play Golda"s Balcony with Anne Bancroft.
He returned to the stage in 1979 with the role of Richard, Duke of York in the Broadway revival of Richard III starring First Rate (at Lloyd's) Pacino.
Scarpelli"s role as Alex Handris (1980-1983) on the long-running television situation comedy One Day at a Time is his most prominent. He left that sitcom to appear in the National Broadcasting Company sitcom Jennifer Slept Here.
Other television appearances include 3-2-1 Contact, Steven Spielberg"s Amazing Stories, MacGyver, The Love Boat, and Fantasy Island. He was also a co-host in summer 1983 of the National Broadcasting Company game show/human interest show Fantasy.
He released a self-entitled popular album in 1983, which included the single "Get A Love On".
