Rocco Papaleo
Antonio Rocco Papaleo (born 16 August 1958) is an Italian actor, film director and singer.
Antonio Rocco Papaleo | |
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 Rocco Papaleo in December 2011 | |
| Born | 16 August 1958 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Actor, director, singer |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Born in Lauria (Basilicata), he moved to Rome to study math at university but left soon to attend the theatre school.[1] He made his theatrical debut in 1985 acting Sussurri rapidi by Salvatore di Mattia.[2]
In 1989, he made his first cinema appearance in Senza Pelle, directed by Alessandro D'Alatri and appeared in the television series Classe di ferro.
He is known for his long collaboration with director Leonardo Pieraccioni. He also starred in films like Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009) by Hiroshi Nishitani and What a Beautiful Day (2010) by Gennaro Nunziante.
He made his debut as a film director in Basilicata coast to coast (2010), winning a Nastro d'Argento and a David di Donatello award for Best New Director.[3] He presented the Sanremo Music Festival 2012, along with Gianni Morandi and Ivana Mrazova
Selected filmography
- Dark Illness (1989)
- The Graduates (1995)
- August Vacation (1995)
- The Barber of Rio (1996)
- Viola Kisses Everybody (1998)
- Volesse il cielo! (2002)
- Suddenly Paradise (2003)
- Il pranzo della domenica (2003)
- I Love You in Every Language in the World (2005)
- Commediasexi (2006)
- A Beautiful Wife (2007)
- Cado dalle nubi (2009)
- Me and Marilyn (2009)
- Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009)
- Basilicata Coast to Coast (2010)
- What a Beautiful Day (2011)
- Finally the Happiness (2011)
- Escort in Love (2011)
- È nata una star? (2012)
- Una piccola impresa meridionale (2013)
- A Boss In The Living Room (2014)
- Happily Mixed Up (2014)
- La scuola più bella del mondo (2014)
- An Italian Name (2015)
- Onda su onda (2016)
- The Place (2017)
- Bob & Marys - Criminali a domicilio (2018)
- The King's Musketeers (2018)
- Si vive una volta sola (2021)
Television
- Classe di ferro (1989-1991)
- Quelli della speciale (1992)
- Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth (2000)
- Vola Sciusciù (2000)
- Giornalisti (2000)
- Cuore contro cuore (2004)
- Le Cri (2006)
- Sanremo Music Festival (2012)
Discography
- Che non si sappia in giro (BMG Ricordi, 1997)
- La mia parte imperfetta (Sony Music, 2012)
Notes
- Rocco Papaleo Interview (Italian)
- Rocco Papaleo on archivio.raiuno.rai.it Archived 7 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine (Italian)
- Basilicata Coast to Coast (English)
