Gerardo Amato

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Gerardo Amato
Born
Gerardo Placido

(1948-10-15) 15 October 1948 (age 73)
Ascoli Satriano, Foggia
OccupationActor
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Gerardo Amato (born 15 October 1948) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

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Life and career

Born Gerardo Placido in Ascoli Satriano, the brother of the actor and director Michele Placido, Gerardo Amato at a young age moved to Milan where he trained as an electrical engineer. [1] He later worked on stage, generally cast in roles of seducers, with Giorgio Strehler, Enrico Maria Salerno, and Ernesto Calindri, among others. [1] [2] Amato was also active in films and TV-series, but mostly in secondary roles. [1] In 1977, he won the Grolla d'oro for best new actor thanks to his performance in A Sold Life . [3]

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   8884402131.
  2. ↑ Claudia Provvedini (15 May 1998). "La Grande Magia ferma il tempo". Corriere della Sera .
  3. ↑ Piero Perona (3 July 1977). "Le Grolle a Sordi e Zurlini nessuna attrice è premiata". La Stampa . No. 147.
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