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David Pittu

David Pittu was born and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. In high school, he was a finalist in the NFAA’s Arts Recognition Talent Search in Drama. He’s a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Onstage, he has received two Tony nominations, the 2001 National Broadway Award, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble. He has appeared on House of Cards, The Following, Sex and the City, and Law & Order. His narration of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch received the Audie Award for Literary Fiction and Male Solo Narration in 2014. He lives in New York City.

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