Gabriel Garko

Dario Oliviero (born 12 July 1972), better known by his stage name Gabriel Garko, is an Italian actor and former fashion model. Actor in both film and television, he has appeared mainly on the small screen. He started his career at the end of 1990s but achieved a breakthrough in 2006 with the television drama L'onore e il rispetto where he plays the mob boss Tonio Fortebracci.

Gabriel Garko
Gabriel Garko in Roma Fiction Fest (2009)
Born
Dario Oliviero

(1972-07-12) July 12, 1972
Turin, Italy
Occupation
  • Actor
  • model

Background

Born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy to a Venetian father and Sicilian mother, Garko was raised in the nearby suburb of Settimo Torinese. His film credits include Callas Forever (2002), and L'onore e il rispetto (2006) a television mini-series where he portrayed a ruthless fictitious Mafia boss Tonio Fortebracci. In Tinto Brass' Senso '45 he appears full-frontal nude in a scene with lead actress Anna Galiena. He starred alongside actresses Serena Autieri and Manuela Arcuri. In 2010 he starred in the main role of Nito Valdi in another mini-series Il peccato e la vergogna, which was set in Italy during World War II. Manuela Arcuri was his co-star in this series as well. In 2011, he starred in the television mini-series Viso d'angelo, a police thriller.

He currently lives in Zagarolo. Garko is the owner of a riding school; enjoys bodybuilding, swimming, horse riding and skiing. He came out as gay in September 2020.[1]

Filmography
Films
Year Title Role
1996 Una donna in fuga Masino
1998 Paparazzi Gabriel
2001 The Ignorant Fairies Ernesto
2002 Callas Forever Marco
2002 Senso '45 Helmut Schultz
2007 A Beautiful Wife Andrea
2008 Aspettando il sole Samuel
2014 Misunderstood Guido
2016 Poveri ma ricchi Himself
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Vita coi figli Gabriel Miniseries
1993 Scherzi a parte Himself Member of the program's dance team
1996 La signora della città Young man Television film
1998 Angelo nero Jack Altieri Miniseries
1999 Tre stelle Massimo del Monte Miniseries
1999 Il morso del serpente Angelo Berti Television film
2001 Occhi verde veleno Carlo Roversi Television film
2001–2003 Il bello delle donne Roberto "Bobo" de Contris Main role; 36 episodes
2005 I colori della Vita Luca Miniseries
2006–2017 L'onore e il rispetto Antonio "Tonio" Fortebracci Lead role; 32 episodes
2008 Io ti assolvo Father Francesco Television film
2008 Il sangue e la rosa Rocco Riboni Miniseries
2010 Caldo criminale Valerio Valli Television film
2010–2014 Il peccato e la vergogna Nito Valdi Co-lead role; 16 episodes
2011 Sangue caldo Arthuro La Paglia Main role; 6 episodes
2011 Viso d'angelo Inspector Roberto Parisi Miniseries
2014 Rodolfo Valentino: La Leggenda Rudolph Valentino Miniseries
2016 Sanremo Music Festival 2016 Himself Host
2016 Non è stato mio figlio Andrea Geraldi Main role; 8 episodes
2017 Il bello delle donne... Alcuni anni dopo Roberto "Bobo" de Contris Episode: "Ottava Puntata"
2017 Miss Italia 2017 Himself Judge

References
  1. Arianna Ascione (2 October 2020). "Garko e il coming out: «Ora mi tolgo la maschera: sono stato undici anni con uomo»" [Garko and his coming out: "Now I drop the mask: I had been engaged to a man for eleven years"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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