Claudio Amendola

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Claudio Amendola
Born (1963-02-16) 16 February 1963 (age 61)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • television presenter
Years active1983–present
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouses
Marina Grande
(m. 1983;div. 1997)
(m. 2010)
Children3, including Alessia Amendola
Parents
RelativesDeddi Savagnone (aunt)
Mario Amendola (great-uncle)

Claudio Amendola (born 16 February 1963) is an Italian actor, film director and television presenter. He starred in the 1993 film The Escort , which was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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Biography

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 such as Ultra (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 .

Personal life

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.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
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 libertàGiovanni
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 bugieSergio
An Eyewitness Account Sandro Nardella
The Grey Zone Dario Campisi
Other Men Michele Croce
Santo StefanoBruno D'Assisi
1998Mare largoEdoardo
2000 La Carbonara Lupone
Il grande bottoAntonio Nunziante
Johnny the Partisan Piero Balbo
2001 Domenica Inspector Sciarra
SottoventoPaolo
2003 Caterina in the Big City Manlio Germano
Ho visto le stelleRenato / Claudio
Senza freniUncle ClaudioUnreleased
2005 Il ritorno del Monnezza Rocky GiraldiAlso writer
Melissa P. NoneProducer
2010La fisica dell'acquaClaudio
2011 Bar Sport ClientCameo appearance
2013 Cha cha cha Torre
2014 The Move of the Penguin NoneDirector and writer
2015 The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles Sergio
Suburra Samurai
2017Il permesso - 48 ore fuoriLuigiAlso director and writer
Like a Cat on a Highway Sergio
Pino Daniele: Il tempo resterà HimselfDocumentary
2018Hotel GagarinElio Beato
Show Dogs Deepak (voice)Italian voice-over
2020Abbi fedeAdamo
2021 Like a Cat on a Highway 2 Sergio
2022I cassamortariNoneDirector and writer

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1982Storia d'amore e d'amiciziaDavideMiniseries
1984Quei trentasei gradiniPinoMiniseries
1987L'ombra nera del VesuvioNini SpositoMiniseries
Professione vacanzeAntonio PalombelliEpisode: "A qualcuno piace il calcio"
Little RomaAugustoMain role
1990Il colore della vittoria Attilio Ferraris Miniseries
1991–1992Pronto soccorsoAugustoMain role
1991–1993 Felipe ha gli occhi azzurri Antonio StasiMain role
1996 Nostromo NostromoMiniseries
1999Squadra mobile scomparsiInspector SpadaRecurring role; 5 episodes
Jesus Barabbas Television film
2000L'imperoDario FerriMiniseries
2001L'attentatuni - Il grande attentatoCardineMiniseries
2002 Napoléon Joachim Murat Miniseries
2003 Inferno Below AntoninoMiniseries
2005La cacciaPietro SaccoMiniseries
CefaloniaMikisTelevision film
2006 48 ore Diego MontagnaLead role
2006–2014 I Cesaroni Giulio CesaroniMain role
2010 Tutti per Bruno Inspector Bruno MirandaLead role
2011Dov'è mia figlia?Claudio ValleMiniseries
2016Lampedusa - Dall'orizzone in poiMarco SerraMiniseries
2018–present Carlo & Malik Carlo GuerrieriLead role

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Escort". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-20.