Antonio Gerardi

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Antonio Gerardi
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Gerardi in 2023
Born (1968-03-08) 8 March 1968 (age 56)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • radio presenter
Years active1981–present

Antonio Gerardi (born 8 March 1968) is an Italian actor and radio presenter.

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Biography

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Il rabdomanteTonino
2007 The Trial Begins Donati
2008 The Past Is a Foreign Land LieutenantCameo appearance
2009Questo piccolo grande amoreChief Reggiani
2010 20 Cigarettes The producer
Tutto l'amore del mondoXavier
Basilicata Coast to Coast Carmine
2011 Qualunquemente Lieutenant Cavallaro
Il paese delle spose infeliciVito
2012 Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood Achille Faleri
Balancing Act Pietro
The Mongrel CamorristCameo appearance
2013Tutti contro tuttiAntonio
Long Live Freedom BodyguardUncredited
2015Storie sospeseErmanno
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 donneTano Casale
Io sono Babbo NataleMauro
2023 The First Day of My Life Daniele's father
Last Night of Amore Cosimo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Le Iene Himself – ReporterSatirical reportage program
2008–2010 Romano Criminale: The Series Il SardoMain role
2010 Crimini Franco CatalanoEpisode: "Mork and Mindy"
Squadra antimafia – Palermo oggi Ciruzzo PaceEpisode: "Il summit"
2011 La nuova squadra Michele MalinconicoMain role
2012 Paolo Borsellino: I 57 giorni Gaspare MutoloTelevision film
2015 1992 Antonio Di Pietro Main role
Thou Shalt Not Kill MauroEpisode: "Episodio 5"
Sotto copertura Inspector IzzoMain role (season 1)
2016 Boris Giuliano - Un poliziotto a Palermo Bruno Contrada Television film
2016–2018 Non dirlo al mio capo Rocco TancrediMain role (season 2); guest star (season 1)
2017 1993 Antonio Di PietroMain role
2017–2019 La porta rossa Stefano RambelliMain role (seasons 1-2)
2019 Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor Don MarianoRecurring role
1994 Antonio Di PietroMain role
I ragazzi dello Zecchino d'OroVincenzoTelevision film
2020 Vivi e lascia vivere Renato RuggeroMain role
2021 La fuggitiva Giuseppe Mannara3 episodes
2022 Bang Bang Baby Nereo FerraùMain role
2023 The Lions of Sicily Prince FilangeriRecurring role
Noi siamo leggendaNunzio PariniMain role
2024 This Is Not Hollywood Chief PersichellaMain role

Notes

  1. "Il brigante Antonio Gerardi sul set de" La nuova squadra" su Rai 3" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. "Antonio Gerardi/ "Elena Sofia Ricci? Una grande donna" (Vivi e lascia vivere)" (in Italian). 14 May 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. "Arriva "Good Fellas Music Station", la nuova radio di Antonio Gerardi" (in Italian). 22 May 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

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