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| Born | 24 July 1957 Bacoli, Italy |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Vincenzo Salemme (born 24 July 1957) is an Italian actor, comedian, and filmmaker.
Vincenzo Salemme | |
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| Salemme in 2008 | |
| Born | 24 July 1957 Bacoli, Italy |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Vincenzo Salemme (born 24 July 1957) is an Italian actor, comedian, and filmmaker.
Born in Bacoli, Province of Naples, Salemme began his career in 1976, with the stage company of Tato Russo. [1]
The following year he joined the theatre crew of Eduardo De Filippo, later led by his son Luca, where he worked until 1992. [1] In a 2018 interview, he said that De Filippo taught him to "italianise" words in Neapolitan when not in Naples, so everybody could understand the play. [2]
In the 1990s, Salemme started writing and producing his own comedy plays, enjoying a large success with E fuori nevica. [1] [3]
He debuted in the movie industry the early 1980s as a character actor; following his increasing popularity on stage, in 1998 he wrote, directed and starred in the comedy film L'amico del cuore , which enjoyed a considerable commercial success. [1] [3]
In the following years, Salemme alternated his personal projects, on stage and on the big screen, and leading roles in films by other directors, usually comedies. [3]
Salemme was also the protagonist of two television shows, Famiglia Salemme Show (2006) and Da Nord a Sud... e ho detto tutto! (2009), both of them aired on RAI. [4]
| Title | Year | Role(s) | Notes |
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| Sweet Dreams | 1981 | Cultural operator | Uncredited |
| Sweet Body of Bianca | 1984 | Massimiliano | |
| The Mass Is Ended | 1985 | Andrea | |
| C'è posto per tutti | 1990 | Tommaso | |
| Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician | 1992 | Comunist militant | Cameo |
| Il tuffo | 1993 | Matteo | |
| My Best Friend's Wife | 1998 | Roberto Cordova | Also director and writer |
| Amore a prima vista | 1999 | Bruno Garramone | |
| Picasso's Face | 2000 | Himself | Cameo |
| Freewheeling | Pericle Caruso | Also director and writer | |
| Volesse il cielo! | 2002 | The Stranger | |
| Opopomoz | 2003 | Joseph (voice) | Voice role |
| Ho visto le stelle! | Antonio Savarese | Also director and writer | |
| Cose da pazzi | 2005 | Felice | |
| Olé | 2006 | Salvatore Rondinella | |
| Baciami piccina | Raoul Nuvolini | ||
| SMS | 2007 | Tommaso Lampedusa | Also director and writer |
| No Problem | 2008 | Arturo Cremisi | |
| Many Kisses Later | 2009 | Filippo | |
| Baarìa | Chief Comedian | ||
| La vita è una cosa meravigliosa | 2010 | Antonio | |
| Make a Fake | 2011 | Enzo Gesumunno | |
| Baciato dalla fortuna | Gaetano | ||
| Ex 2: Still Friends? | Antonio Schiavone | ||
| Lessons in Chocolate 2 | Gastone Conti | ||
| 10 Rules for Falling in Love | 2012 | Renato | |
| Buona giornata | Luigi Pirandi | ||
| Us in the U.S. | 2013 | Antonio | |
| Sapore di te | 2014 | Piero De Marco | |
| …E fuori nevica | Enzo Righi | Also director and writer | |
| What's Your Sign? | Augusto Fioretti | ||
| Se mi lasci non vale | 2016 | Vincenzo | Also director and writer |
| Non si ruba a casa dei ladri | Antonio Russo | ||
| Storks | Toady (voice) | Italian dub | |
| Prima di lunedì | Vincenzo Briganti | ||
| Caccia al tesoro | 2017 | Domenico Greco | |
| Il contagio | Walter | ||
| Una festa esagerata | 2018 | Gennaro | Also director and writer |
| Se son rose | Mr. Formisano | ||
| Vengo anch'io | Michele | ||
| Compromessi sposi | 2019 | Gaetano De Rosa | |
| 7 ore per farti innamorare | 2020 | Enrico Dell'Orefice | |
| È per il tuo bene | Antonio | ||
| Con tutto il cuore | 2021 | Ottavio Camaldoli | Also director and writer |
| I fratelli De Filippo | Riccardo Ruggiti | ||
| Il sesso degli angeli | 2022 | Antonello Rovincello | |
| 'Le guerra dei nonni | 2023 | Gerry |
| Title | Year | Role(s) | Notes |
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| Il cilindro | 1978 | Antonio | Television movie |
| Un'isola | 1986 | Officer Vaporetto | Two-parts television movie |
| Un siciliano in Sicilia | 1987 | Mr. Quartullo | |
| Distretto di Polizia | 2005 | Himself | Episode: "Il giustiziere" |
| Ballando con le Stelle | 2006 | Contestant | Season 3 |
| Miss Italia | 2016 | Judge | Annual beauty contest |
| Tale e quale show | 2018–2020 | Judge | Talent show |
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