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Claudio Amendola | |
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Born | Rome, Italy | 16 February 1963
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Years active | 1983–present |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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Children | 3, including Alessia Amendola |
Parent(s) | Ferruccio Amendola Rita Savagnone |
Relatives | Deddi Savagnone (aunt) Mario Amendola (great-uncle) |
Claudio Amendola (born 16 February 1963) is an Italian actor, director and television presenter. He starred in the 1993 film The Escort , which was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. [1]
Born in Rome and the son of actors and voice dubbers Ferruccio Amendola and Rita Savagnone, Amendola started his movie career during the 1980s, playing comic roles in some Italian comedies directed by Carlo Vanzina. In 1987 he played his first dramatic role in Soldati - 365 all'alba , directed by Marco Risi, and in the following decade he confirmed his dramatic skills in some movies like Ultrà (1990) and The Escort (1993), both directed by Ricky Tognazzi. During the 2000s Amendola became a very popular television actor, acting in the popular fiction I Cesaroni , the Italian version of Los Serrano .
Amendola is married to actress Francesca Neri and they have a son together, Rocco. He also has two daughters from a previous marriage. One of them is voice actress Alessia Amendola.
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1983 | Lontano da dove | Mario | |
Vacanze di Natale | Mario Marchetti | ||
1984 | Amarsi un po' | Marco Coccia | |
Vacanze in America | Alessio Liberatore | ||
1985 | The Venetian Woman | Bernardo | |
1987 | Soldati - 365 all'alba | Claudio Scanna | |
1988 | Days of Inspector Ambrosio | Luciano | |
1989 | Forever Mary | Pietro Giancona | |
1990 | Captain Fracassa's Journey | Agostino | |
1991 | Ultra | Principe | |
1992 | Un'altra vita | Mauro | |
1993 | The Escort | Angelo Mandolesi | |
Briganti - Amore e libertà | Giovanni | ||
1994 | The Heroes | Fabio | |
La Reine Margot | Annibal de Coconas | ||
1995 | Policemen | Lorenzo Ferri | |
Who Killed Pasolini? | 'Trepalle' | ||
The Horseman on the Roof | Paolo Maggionari | ||
1996 | My Generation | Claudio Braccio | |
1997 | Lady and the Tramp | Tramp (voice) | Italian voice-over |
Un paradiso di bugie | Sergio | ||
An Eyewitness Account | Sandro Nardella | ||
The Grey Zone | Dario Campisi | ||
Other Men | Michele Croce | ||
Santo Stefano | Bruno D'Assisi | ||
1998 | Mare largo | Edoardo | |
2000 | La Carbonara | Lupone | |
Il grande botto | Antonio Nunziante | ||
Johnny the Partisan | Piero Balbo | ||
2001 | Domenica | Inspector Sciarra | |
Sottovento | Paolo | ||
2003 | Caterina in the Big City | Manlio Germano | |
Ho visto le stelle | Renato / Claudio | ||
Senza freni | Uncle Claudio | Unreleased | |
2005 | Il ritorno del Monnezza | Rocky Giraldi | Also writer |
Melissa P. | None | Producer | |
2010 | La fisica dell'acqua | Claudio | |
2011 | Bar Sport | Client | Cameo appearance |
2013 | Cha cha cha | Torre | |
2014 | The Move of the Penguin | None | Director and writer |
2015 | The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles | Sergio | |
Suburra | Samurai | ||
2017 | Il permesso - 48 ore fuori | Luigi | Also director and writer |
Like a Cat on a Highway | Sergio | ||
Pino Daniele: Il tempo resterà | Himself | Documentary | |
2018 | Hotel Gagarin | Elio Beato | |
Show Dogs | Deepak (voice) | Italian voice-over | |
2020 | Abbi fede | Adamo | |
2021 | Like a Cat on a Highway 2 | Sergio | |
2022 | I cassamortari | None | Director and writer |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1982 | Storia d'amore e d'amicizia | Davide | Miniseries |
1984 | Quei trentasei gradini | Pino | Miniseries |
1987 | L'ombra nera del Vesuvio | Nini Sposito | Miniseries |
Professione vacanze | Antonio Palombelli | Episode: "A qualcuno piace il calcio" | |
Little Roma | Augusto | Main role | |
1990 | Il colore della vittoria | Attilio Ferraris | Miniseries |
1991–1992 | Pronto soccorso | Augusto | Main role |
1991–1993 | Felipe ha gli occhi azzurri | Antonio Stasi | Main role |
1996 | Nostromo | Nostromo | Miniseries |
1999 | Squadra mobile scomparsi | Inspector Spada | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
Jesus | Barabbas | Television film | |
2000 | L'impero | Dario Ferri | Miniseries |
2001 | L'attentatuni - Il grande attentato | Cardine | Miniseries |
2002 | Napoléon | Joachim Murat | Miniseries |
2003 | Inferno Below | Antonino | Miniseries |
2005 | La caccia | Pietro Sacco | Miniseries |
Cefalonia | Mikis | Television film | |
2006 | 48 ore | Diego Montagna | Lead role |
2006–2014 | I Cesaroni | Giulio Cesaroni | Main role |
2010 | Tutti per Bruno | Inspector Bruno Miranda | Lead role |
2011 | Dov'è mia figlia? | Claudio Valle | Miniseries |
2016 | Lampedusa - Dall'orizzone in poi | Marco Serra | Miniseries |
2018–present | Carlo & Malik | Carlo Guerrieri | Lead role |
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