Eugene Mazzola

Eugene Mazzola was born in Hollywood, California, to a large family, all in the film business. He is the sixth of seven children. His father was Leonard Al Mazzola, who started in Vaudeville. His mother was Saveria Mazzola, The Godfather Part II (1974). His family is steeped in the motion picture industry. Eugene started working in the business at an early age as Anthony Caruso baby in The Asphalt Jungle (1950). He did a few movies and some TV before being cast in The Ten Commandments (1956) opposite Yul Brynner as the Pharaoh Rameses' son. After The Ten Commandments, Mazzola used the stage name Eugene Martin and had a very successful career as a child actor. In 1958 he signed onto the TV series Jefferson Drum. He joined SAG in 1964. Mazzola served in the Navy from 1968 to 1970. The ship he was on was deployed on the Mekong River; he was later redeployed to Camp Tien Sha Da Nang. When he returned from his tour in Vietnam, he served briefly as a photojournalist for COMPHIBPAC in Coronado. After completing his enlistment, he returned to Hollywood where he went to college and continued acting. In 1972 he moved behind the camera. Mazzola produced his first film, Joyride (1977) in 1976, the same year he joined the DGA. Mazzola moved with his young family to Seattle, Washington in 1981. He started Seattle Cine Rentals in 1984 which became a part The Cine Companies. Within a few years it was the largest G&E equipment company north of Los Angeles with shops in Seattle, Portland and Spokane. He owned and operated the company until 1993 when he sold it to Pacific Grip and Lighting. He has never stopped ADing, Production Managing and Producing films. Mazzola is married to his high school sweetheart, Zita Mazzola and are parents to three children, Saveria T. Mazzola, Richard-Augustus (RA), & Sebastian Mazzola.