Edoardo Ponti is an Italian filmmaker who was born in Switzerland. Ponti is the son of Carlo Ponti, Sr., an Italian film producer, and Sophia Loren, an Italian actress. He has directed films such as Between Strangers, Coming & Going, and The Life Ahead.

Edoardo Ponti a $5 million net worth

In 2020, Edoardo Ponti is expected to have a net worth of $5 million. Between Strangers, Coming & Going, and The Life Ahead are among the films directed by the Swiss-born Italian filmmaker. His fortune stems from his work as a writer, director, producer, and on-again, off-again actor.

Comes from a Family of Artists

Edoardo Ponti was born into an artistic family. Carlo Ponti, Sr., his father, was an Oscar-winning film producer who worked on over 160 films during his career, including the Oscar-winning 1956 Italian thriller La Strada.

CAPTION Edoardo Ponti with his mother Sophia Loren(SOURCE: Italian Cinema Today)

Sophia Loren, Edoardo’s mother, is an acclaimed Italian actress who has received numerous awards, including an Oscar, five Golden Globes, one BAFTA, and a Grammy Award. She is regarded as one of the finest actors of all time, having performed in roughly a hundred films and television shows. Finally, Carlo Ponti, Jr., Edoardo’s older brother, is an Italian orchestral conductor working in the United States.

What is Edoardo Ponti’s age?

Edoardo Ponti was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 6, 1973, to Italian parents Carlo Ponti, Sr., and Sophia Loren. At the time of this writing in October 2020, he is 47 years old.

In 1990, he graduated from Aiglon College in Geneva, where he spent his formative years. After that, he came to the United States and enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Creative Writing and graduated magna cum laude in 1994. In 1998, he graduated from USC’s School of Cinema and Television with a Master of Fine Arts in Film Directing and Production.

Career of Edoardo Ponti

Between Strangers, a 2002 Italian drama, marked Edoardo Ponti’s feature directorial debut. Sophia Loren, his mother, was one of the stars of the film. In international film festivals such as Venice and Toronto, the film gained widespread praise and numerous prize nominations.

He directed the Dutch comedy-drama Coming & Going in 2011. He just directed The Life Ahead, a drama film that stars his mother in the key role. Ponti has also directed a number of award-winning short films, including Liv from 1998, Away We Stay from 2010, The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars from 2012, and Human Voice from 2014.

With his wife Sasha Alexander, he has two children

Edoardo Ponti has been married to American actress Sasha Alexander (Dawson’s Creek, Rizzoli & Isles) since August 11, 2007.

CAPTION Edoardo Ponti with his wife Sasha Alexander and their children(SOURCE: AroMama)

They have two children together: Lucia Sofia Ponti (born May 12, 2006) and Leonardo Fortunato Ponti (born May 12, 2006). (born on December 20, 2010).