Cosimo Fusco

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Cosimo Fusco
Born
Cosimo Massimo Fusco

(1962-09-23) 23 September 1962 (age 60)
Matera, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present

Cosimo Massimo Fusco (born 23 September 1962) is an Italian actor.

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Biography

Born in Matera, Italy, Fusco was educated in Los Angeles, Rome, and Paris. He is best known for his role as Paolo, one of Rachel's boyfriends in the American sitcom Friends . [1] He has had roles in several Italian, German, and American productions, including the films Gone in 60 Seconds , Coco Chanel , [2] Angels & Demons , and The Man Who Invented Christmas . He has appeared in the shows Alias , La piovra , and The Mentalist , among others. He played the role of Judge Alberto Somaschi in the Italian series Il bene e il male from 2008 to 2009.

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleDirector(s)Notes
1988 Domino Un­knownIvana Massetti
1991 Rossini! Rossini! Franco Mario Monicelli
1997 The Eighteenth Angel FlorianWilliam Bindley
1999 The Wasteland Santino Fabio Segatori
2000 Gone in Sixty Seconds Adjacent mechanic Dominic Sena
2004 The Card Player Berardelli Dario Argento
2005 The Third Star Boss Alberto Ferrari
Door of the Seven Stars Un­known Pasquale Pozzessere
Italy War Franco Ahmed Saleh
2006 Love & Freedom: Masaniello Salvatore Angelo Antonucci
2007 Mineurs Rocco Basile Fulvio Wetzl
Short Cutter! Roldano Pierfrancesco Campanella Short film
2009 Angels & Demons Archbishop Simeon Ron Howard
Butterfly ZoneErminio ZeccaLuciano Capponi
2010ViolaSean MillerTravis AndradeShort film
2012 Berberian Sound Studio Francesco Coraggio Peter Strickland
2013 Dante's Hell Animated Chiron Boris Acosta Voice; short film
2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas Giuseppe Mazzini Bharat Nalluri
20187 MiraclesHead of Pharisees Rodrigo Cerqueira & Marco Spagnoli VR short
2019Spiral FarmMaurizioAlec Tibaldi
Lucania ArrabalGigi Roccati
The TrackerGiordano Giorgio Serafini
2020 Thou Shalt Not Hate Sig. Segre, Simone's father Mauro Mancini
2021 Venicephrenia Plague doctor / Bufón Álex de la Iglesia

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleDirector(s)Notes
1990 La piovra , season 5  [ it ]Grillo4 episodes
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair TV movie
1994–95 Friends Paolo NBC 4 episodes
1998 Una donna per amico Bruno Montemauro Rai 1 8 episodes
2001 Don Matteo Rai 1
Alias Logan Gerace NBC 1 episode
2002 Valeria medico legale Canale 5
2005Utta DanellaMarco
Imperium: Saint Peter Television movie
2007 Rome Hannibal Cotta / Hanibal Cotta HBO
BBC
Rai Fiction
4 episodes
Io e mammaCesare PrugnoliMiniseries
2008Ho sposato uno sbirroEpisode: "La Venere scomparsa"
Coco Chanel AlbertTelevision movie
2009Il bene e il maleJudge Alberto Somaschi11 episodes
Moana Padre di Moana Sky Cinema
Il falco e la colombaMonaco Colonna6 episodes
Boris Fox International Channels Italy 2 episodes
2012 The Mentalist Guy Duval CBS Episode: "Red Is the New Black"
2017 1993 PM Rattazzi Sky Atlantic
Sky Cinema
1 episode
2020–21 30 Coins Angelo HBO Europe 6 episodes

Music videos

List of music video appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleDirector(s)Notes
2016"Ballad for a Lifer" Lifer Nidi d'Arac Also director, writer & producer

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References

  1. "Where Is Paolo From 'Friends' Now?". bustle.com. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "L'attore Lucano Cosimo Fusco interpreta il padre di Coco Chanel" [Lucano actor Cosimo Fusco plays Coco Chanel's father]. ilmiotg.it (in Italian). 10 January 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

Cosimo Fusco at IMDb