Libero De Rienzo

Libero De Rienzo
De Rienzo in March 2009
Born	(1977-02-24)24 February 1977 Naples, Italy
Died	15 July 2021(2021-07-15) (aged 44) Rome, Italy
Occupations	Actor film director screenwriter
Years active	1999–2021

Libero De Rienzo (24 February 1977 – 15 July 2021) was an Italian film actor, director and screenwriter.

Career

De Rienzo was born in Naples and raised in Rome. In 2001, De Rienzo appeared in three films: Fat Girl , Gioco con la morte, and Santa Maradona . He received a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Santa Maradona. ^[1] In 2004, De Rienzo starred in A/R andata+ritorno. As of 2005 Blood, Death Does Not Exist has been released, a film which De Rienzo acted in, wrote, and directed. Blood, Death Does Not Exist won the Best Feature and the Grand Chameleon Awards at the Brooklyn Film Festival in 2006. ^[2]

De Rienzo acted in television productions, including the miniseries Nassiryia – Per non Dimenticare; My House in Umbria; and Aldo Moro – Il Presidente. He also appeared in the 2009 film Fortapasc . De Rienzo died at his home in Rome on the evening of 15 July 2021 from a heart attack. ^[3] He was 44. The Procura of Roma has opened file and investigation ^[4] into death as result of another crime. ^[5] An autopsy was ordered for suspected drug use. ^[6] On 30 September 2021, it was confirmed that De Rienzo died of an accidental drug overdose. ^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Midsummer Night's Dance	Angelo
	Asini	Young priest
2001	Fat Girl	Fernando
	Holy Maradona	Bartolomeo "Bart" Vanzetti	David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor
2002	Gioco con la morte	Mattia
2004	Roundtrip	Dante Cruciani
2005	Blood, Death Does Not Exist	Adrian	Brooklyn Film Festival – Best Feature Brooklyn Film Festival – Grand Chameleon
2007	Milano-Palermo: The Return	Libero Proietti
2009	Fort Apache Napoli	Giancarlo Siani	Nominated – David di Donatello for Best Actor
2011	Kryptonite!	Salvatore
2013	Miele	Salvatore
2014	I Can Quit Whenever I Want	Bartolomeo Bonelli	Nominated – David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor
2015	I Killed Napoléon	Biagio
2016	La macchinazione	Antonio Pinna
2017	I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass	Bartolomeo Bonelli
	I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem	Bartolomeo Bonelli
	Easy	Filo
2018	Reckless	Inspector Bartolomeo Vanzetti
2019	The Two Popes	Roberto
2021	With or Without You	Luca	Posthumous release (final film role)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	My House in Umbria	Dr. Innocenti	Television film
2007	Nassiryia – Per non dimenticare	Appuntato Maurizio Costa	Television film
2008	Aldo Moro – Il presidente	Valerio Morucci	Television film

References

1. "Ente David di Donatello – Accademia del Cinema Italiano". www.daviddidonatello.it. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
2. "Brooklyn Film Fest > films > winners > 2006". brooklynfilmfestival.org. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
3. "Libero De Rienzo morto". ilmessaggero.it. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
4. "Monday the assignment for toxicological examination and autopsy- Corriere.it". www.italy24news.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
5. Sacchettoni, Ilaria (16 July 2021). "L'attore De Rienzo trovato senza vita dopo l'allarme di un amico. Aperto fascicolo, ci sarà l'autopsia". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
6. "Morto Libero De Rienzo, procura apre fascicolo: disposti autopsia ed esami tossicologici". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
7. "De Rienzo morto per "abuso di mix di droghe" secondo l'autopsia. Chiusa l'indagine". Il Messaggero. 30 September 2021.

External links

• Libero De Rienzo at IMDb