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Antonio Gerardi | |
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 Gerardi in 2023 | |
| Born | 8 March 1968 Potenza, Basilicata, Italy |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
Antonio Gerardi (born 8 March 1968) is an Italian actor and radio presenter.
Antonio Gerardi was born in Potenza, Basilicata, and grew up in the neighboring municipality of Avigliano. At thirteen he started as a radio presenter for "Radio Sud", a local radio in Potenza, and joined "Radio Norba" in 1988. [1] Later he began working for national stations like "RTL 102.5" and "Radio Kiss Kiss". After a year as a reporter for the TV show Le Iene , in 2007 he made his acting debut with Il rabdomante , directed by Fabrizio Cattani, who discovered him after an argument between Gerardi and a driver for a parking lot in Trastevere, Rome, thinking Gerardi had the right skills for acting. [2]
Since then, he has worked for many films and television series. He starred in comedies and dramas such as Basilicata coast to coast , Qualunquemente , Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood , Balancing Act , Io sono Mia , Padrenostro , The Last Paradise , and Last Night of Amore . On television he appeared mostly in crime and political series; his most notable roles include "Il sardo" in Romanzo criminale – La serie and Antonio Di Pietro in 1992 and its sequels 1993 and 1994 . In 2020 he started his own web radio "Good Fellas Music Station", specialized in soul, funk and R&B genres. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Il rabdomante | Tonino | |
| 2007 | The Trial Begins | Donati | |
| 2008 | The Past Is a Foreign Land | Lieutenant | Cameo appearance |
| 2009 | Questo piccolo grande amore | Chief Reggiani | |
| 2010 | 20 Cigarettes | The producer | |
| Tutto l'amore del mondo | Xavier | ||
| Basilicata Coast to Coast | Carmine | ||
| 2011 | Qualunquemente | Lieutenant Cavallaro | |
| Il paese delle spose infelici | Vito | ||
| 2012 | Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood | Achille Faleri | |
| Balancing Act | Pietro | ||
| The Mongrel | Camorrist | Cameo appearance | |
| 2013 | Tutti contro tutti | Antonio | |
| Long Live Freedom | Bodyguard | Uncredited | |
| 2015 | Storie sospese | Ermanno | |
| Io che amo solo te | Franco Torres | ||
| 2016 | La cena di Natale | ||
| 2017 | Friends by Chance | Alessandro's father | |
| The Girl in the Fog | Giorgio Levi | ||
| 2018 | Reckless | Mr. Leonardi | |
| 2019 | Io sono Mia | Alberigo Crocetta | |
| 2020 | Padrenostro | Francesco | |
| The Predators | Flavio Vismara | ||
| 2021 | The Last Paradise | Cumpa' Schettino | |
| Appunti di un venditore di donne | Tano Casale | ||
| Io sono Babbo Natale | Mauro | ||
| 2023 | The First Day of My Life | Daniele's father | |
| Last Night of Amore | Cosimo |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Le Iene | Himself – Reporter | Satirical reportage program |
| 2008–2010 | Romano Criminale: The Series | Il Sardo | Main role |
| 2010 | Crimini | Franco Catalano | Episode: "Mork and Mindy" |
| Squadra antimafia – Palermo oggi | Ciruzzo Pace | Episode: "Il summit" | |
| 2011 | La nuova squadra | Michele Malinconico | Main role |
| 2012 | Paolo Borsellino: I 57 giorni | Gaspare Mutolo | Television film |
| 2015 | 1992 | Antonio Di Pietro | Main role |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | Mauro | Episode: "Episodio 5" | |
| Sotto copertura | Inspector Izzo | Main role (season 1) | |
| 2016 | Boris Giuliano - Un poliziotto a Palermo | Bruno Contrada | Television film |
| 2016–2018 | Non dirlo al mio capo | Rocco Tancredi | Main role (season 2); guest star (season 1) |
| 2017 | 1993 | Antonio Di Pietro | Main role |
| 2017–2019 | La porta rossa | Stefano Rambelli | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2019 | Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor | Don Mariano | Recurring role |
| 1994 | Antonio Di Pietro | Main role | |
| I ragazzi dello Zecchino d'Oro | Vincenzo | Television film | |
| 2020 | Vivi e lascia vivere | Renato Ruggero | Main role |
| 2021 | La fuggitiva | Giuseppe Mannara | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Bang Bang Baby | Nereo Ferraù | Main role |
| 2023 | The Lions of Sicily | Prince Filangeri | Recurring role |
| Noi siamo leggenda | Nunzio Parini | Main role | |
| 2024 | This Is Not Hollywood | Chief Persichella | Main role |
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