What race is Esposito?

Esposito (Italian pronunciation: [eˈspɔːzito]) is a common Italian surname. It ranks fourth among the most widespread surnames in Italy. It originates from the Campania region, most specifically, in the Naples area.

What ethnicity is Giancarlo?

Early life. Stanton is mostly of Irish, African-American and Puerto Rican descent. His maternal great-great-grandmother was Puerto Rican.

Is Giancarlo Esposito Spanish?

The actor who portrayed Fring, Giancarlo Esposito, is Italian and African American and not from any Spanish speaking country. While he may have taken Spanish in school and picked some up for his living in New York City for many decades, he’s not fluent in the language.

Can Giancarlo speak Italian?

Now calling Messina, Italy home, Giancarlo speaks three languages fluently—Italian, English and Filipino—and is learning, wait for it, five languages—Korean, French, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish! Here is Giancarlo’s multilingual and multicultural Tandem Tale.

What does Esposito mean in Italian?

Italian: surname commonly denoting a foundling meaning literally ‘exposed’ (from Latin expositus past participle of exponere ‘to place outside’). At the present day this is the commonest surname in Naples and fourth in Italy as a whole. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022.

Is Salvatore Esposito Italian?

Salvatore Esposito (Italian pronunciation: [salvaˈtoːre eˈspɔːzito]; born 2 February 1986, Naples) is an Italian actor. He is best known for his leading role as Gennaro “Genny” Savastano on the Sky Italia television series Gomorrah (2014–2021).