Glenn Scarpelli

Glenn Christopher Scarpelli (born July 6, 1966) is an American former child actor and singer. He played Alex Handris from 1980 to 1983 on the sitcom One Day at a Time.

Glenn Scarpelli
Born
Glenn Christopher Scarpelli

(1966-07-06) July 6, 1966
Staten Island, New York City
OccupationActor, singer
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Early life

Born in Staten Island, New York City, New York, he is the son of long time Archie Comics artist Henry Scarpelli. (Glenn would be featured in issue #330 of Archie, dated July 1984[1]). He attended a private Catholic school, St. Joseph Hill Academy, from kindergarten to 8th grade.

Career

In 1977, at the age of 10, Scarpelli made his Broadway debut, appearing in the play Golda 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 Al Pacino.

Scarpelli's role as Alex Handris (1980–83) on the long-running television situation comedy One Day at a Time is his most prominent. He left that sitcom to appear in the NBC sitcom Jennifer Slept Here. Other television appearances include 3-2-1 Contact, Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, MacGyver and The Love Boat. He was also a co-host in summer 1983 of the NBC game show/human interest show Fantasy.

He released a self-titled pop album in 1983, which included the single "Get a Love On".[2]

More recently, Scarpelli had a cameo role in the Netflix revival of One Day at a Time during its third season, released in 2019.

Personal life

Scarpelli came out as gay in adulthood.[3] He resides in Sedona, Arizona,[3] where he and his then-partner Jude Belanger established the Sedona Now Network, a community television station, in 2003.[4] Scarpelli and Belanger were married in California in 2008, but filed for divorce in 2012.[5]

He has remained close friends with One Day at a Time co-stars Mackenzie Phillips[6] and Bonnie Franklin until her death in 2013.[3]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1975Forced EntryGlenn UlmanAlternative title: The Last Victim
1978NunzioGeorgie
1980One-Trick PonyAcappella Singer
1981Rivkin: Bounty HunterKeith
1981They All LaughedMichael Niotes
1989The FavoriteMustafaAlternative title: Intimate Power
2016Sacred JourneysMarcoShort film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
19803-2-1 ContactCuffEpisode: "Noisy/Quiet: Production & Processing of Sound"
1980–83One Day at a TimeAlex Handris60 episodes
Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series (1982–84)
1983The Love BoatMark Hammond
Alan Stevens		Episode: " Vicki's Dilemma"
Episode: "Youth Takes a Holiday"
1983–84Jennifer Slept HereMarc13 episodes
Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a New Television Series
1985The Love BoatBoomer PannerEpisode: "Getting Started"
1986Amazing StoriesJeffrey GelbEpisode: "Mirror, Mirror"
1990MacGyverTony MilaniEpisode: "Live and Learn"
1995ABC Afterschool SpecialEddie LaporteEpisode: "Fast Forward"
2005The One Day at a Time ReunionHimselfTV special
2012Interns: The Web SeriesSuitEpisode: "Accepted"
2019One Day at a TimeHotel clerkEpisode: ”The First Time”

Stage productions

Broadway
Year Title Role Theatre
1977–78GoldaMenachem as a Boy / NahumMorosco Theatre
1979Richard IIIRichard, Duke of YorkCort Theatre

Discography
Year Title Label
1983 Glenn Scarpelli Estate Record Corporation / CBS

References
  1. "Archie #330". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. "Glenn Scarpelli". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. Shapiro, Eddie (February 12, 2006), "One Gay at a Time", Out, retrieved 2007-09-01
  4. About Us, Sedona Now Network
  5. Cohen, Neil. His current partner is former game show producer Jerry Gilden. "Reel Thoughts Interview: One Day in Sedona", Movie Dearest blog, February 15, 2012.
  6. TV Land Award, April 29, 2012
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