Pino Quartullo | |
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![]() Quartullo in 2019 | |
Born | Giuseppe Quartullo 12 July 1957 Civitavecchia, Italy |
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Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse | Margherita Romaniello (m. 2010) |
Children | 1 |
Giuseppe "Pino" Quartullo (born 12 July 1957) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright.
Born in Civitavecchia, after getting a degree in architecture, Quartullo graduated in directing at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts and then studied at the Drama Laboratory of Gigi Proietti. [1] He debuted on stage with Aldo Trionfo, serving both as an actor and as assistant director. [1] In 1983 he founded the stage company La Festa Mobile, serving as actor, director, and playwright. [1]
In 1985 Quartullo co-directed with Stefano Reali Exit, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. [1] He made his feature film directorial debut in 1992, with the comedy film Quando eravamo repressi, and from then he directed a number of comedy-dramas, inspired to golden age Commedia all'italiana. [1] [2]
Quartullo has also had a rare career as a dubber. He dubbed Jim Carrey in two of his 1994 feature films, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber .
In the mid-1990s, Quartullo was in a relationship with actress Elena Sofia Ricci. They had one daughter, Emma (born 1996). Since 2010, Quartullo has been married to journalist Margherita Romaniello. He considers himself Roman Catholic. [3]