Talented, friendly, down-to-earth. These are words that perfectly describe the phenomenal actor, Leonardo Cecchi. Hailing from the snowy city of Minneapolis, Minnesota and moving to Italy when he was only a few months old, he grew into an amazing young actor and earned the titular role of Alex in the hit Italian Disney Channel show, Alex & Co, a series about five young teens navigating high school and their loves for music.

From being cast in the American Horror Story spinoff, American Horror Stories, to most recently earning a main role in HBOMax’s original movie, A Christmas Mystery, Leonardo Cecchi is on top of the world right now and is in the midst of a breakthrough. During an exclusive, tell-all interview with The Teen Magazine, he was candid about the acting industry, his life, and more. Here is his journey into stardom.