Benedetto Lo Monaco
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| Born | Benedetto Lo Monaco 2 February 1956 Alcamo, Sicily |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Benedetto Lo Monaco is an Italian actor
Biography
Lo Monaco started his artistic career when sixteen, when he took part in the Filodrammatica (amateur dramatic society) in the Church of Saint Anne in Alcamo. He developed here his artistic qualities which have taken him to get a very good experience in the cinema; in fact he has already been in this field for 42 years.[1] He has attended the following acting stages:
- 2005: Method Strasberg-Actors’ studio of New York City directed by Marilyn Fried, at the Theatre Cielo d'Alcamo
- 2007: Method of theatre workshop led by Jean-Paul Denizon, at the Theatre Cielo d'Alcamo
- 2007: Method of theatre workshop led by the directors Giles Smith and Giorgio Serafini Prosperi[2]
Lo Monaco is a simple person and attached to his roots; he has worked with several famous directors such as; Giuseppe Tornatore, Ricky Tognazzi and Salvo Bonaffini; he has also acted in the TV series I Cesaroni V with Claudio Amendola and Elena Sofia Ricci. In the film Pagate Fratelli, Benedetto has played with some famous actors, among whom there were Tony Sperandeo and Gigi Burruano.[1] Today he can boast of having an enviable curriculum in the field of cinema; during his career he has won three festivals, and also the Giffoni Film Festival in 2013.
He has also collaborated on a project with the Calandra & Calandra, a famous duo from Alcamo, who have a repertoire of folk music.
Career
Theatre
- 1980 Gatta ci cova
- 1982 L'arte di Giufà
- 1983 La Buon Anima Di Mia Suocera
- 1987 A View from the Bridge
- 1995 Don Sasà Possotutto
- 1996 La Passione Di Cristo
- 2005 I Civitoti in Pretura
- 2006 Cavaliere Petagna
- 2007 Una storia Siciliana
- 2008 Fiat voluntas dei
Films
- 1989 Pummarò by Michele Placido
- 2007 Il dolce e l'amaro by Andrea Porporati, a mafioso
- 2008 Io, Don Giovanni by Carlos Saura, generico specializzato
- 2008 La Tomba Dei Giganti di Ricky Tognazzi, enologist
- 2008 Doppio gioco by Andrea Vicari e Riccando Rosce, Giufrè
- 2008 Il Divo by Paolo Sorrentino, Carabiniere
- 2008 Baaria by Giuseppe Tornatore, the Democrazia Cristiana secretary
- 2008 Viola di mare by Donatella Maiorca, Don Tano
- 2011 Pagate Fratelli by Salvatore Bonaffini, Father Carmelo, the protagonist
- 2012 La mafia alternativa, tra vita, morte e...miracoli by Nicola Barnaba, Michele[3]
- 2013: Klepsidra by Salvo Onello, the hotel director
- 2013: Lo chiamavano nullità by Giovanni Cangelosi, balordo
- 2014: Leaves Of The Tree by Ante Novakovic, Cardinale
- 2014: Angeli by Salvatore Bonaffini, nonno
- 2015: Atto III by Francesco Zucchetti (got a prize at the Cici film festival a Castellammare del Golfo)
- 2015: Il santo senza parole by Tony Gangitano, eremita
- 2016: Oro e Piombo by Emiliano Ferrera, an outlaw
Cortos
- 2009: Per un semplice gesto by Giovanni Spadone, protagonist
- 2009: Il letto by Accursio Graffeo, protagonist
- 2010: Artefatto in ospedale, by Andrea Clauser e Dario Lo Presti, infermiere professionale
- 2010: Random, by Emiliano Ferrera, coprotagonista
- 2012: La mafia alternativa, tra vita, morte e miracoli, by Michele Ainis
- 2013: Diverse esistenze, by Salvatore Bonaffini, the headmaster (winner at the Giffoni Film Festival)
- 2013: Troppo dentro il west by Diana e Andrea, the protagonist (winner of the prize Cici film festival)
- 2014: Capitano Biancamano, the protagonist (winner of two prizes at the Cici film festival and Corto Ferrara)
- 2014 Il viaggio della vita, the priest
Tv Fiction
- 2005 Cefalonia by Riccardo Milani, Tenente Colonnello
- 2005 Montalbano by Alberto Sironii
- 2007 Il Generale dalla Chiesa by Giorgio Capitani, a magistrate
- 2008 Paolo VI by Fabrizio Costa, a nobleman
- 2008 Doppio gioco by Lazzaretti and Matteo Lena, Giufrè
- 2008 Caso Mattei by Giorgio Capitani, the Sicilian
- 2011: I Cesaroni (giudice)
Commercials
- 1995 Sport and housewares sectors, Marcello Grimaudo (on Alpa 1)
Video clips
- 2012: Scotula scotula (del duo Calandra&Calandra), the co-protagonist
- 2013: Matrimonio tirituppi e tappi (del duo Calandra&Calandra), the protagonist
Sitcom
2011 "Le famiglie Caserecce" directed by Philippe Giangreco, the protagonist
Radio
Speaker at Radio Alcamo Centrale
Spots
- 2014: Bum Bum – Bathfoam
- 2015: Deliziosa, a commercial on a cheese made in Apulia (Canale5 and Rai)
Curiosities
Sport practiced:
- Provincial and regional champion of skating.
- Animal breeder
- Trotting horses coach and driver at the Hippodrome “La Favorita” of Palermo.
- Foot race.
Professional experiences: cook, pizza maker, butcher, pork busche, waiter, ecc. esperto in equine hoof care
Hobbies: guitar, sing, liscio and Latin American dance, football.
See also
References
- ^ a b "BENEDETTO LO MONACO : UN ORGOGLIO SICILIANO | RACCONTAMI DI TE". raccontamidite.altervista.org. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "About Me-RBCasting". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5025293/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
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Sources
- "BENEDETTO LO MONACO : UN ORGOGLIO SICILIANO | RACCONTAMI DI TE". raccontamidite.altervista.org. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Benedetto Lo Monaco -". studiofidemi.it. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Benedetto Lo Monaco". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "About Me – RBCasting". rbcasting.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Deliziosa, lo spot che porta Benedetto Lo Monaco sulle reti nazionali | Alqamah". alqamah.it. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "“Oro e Piombo” un’altra “avventura” per l’attore alcamese Benedetto Lo Monaco | Alqamah". alqamah.it. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Benedetto Lo Monaco: un attore alcamese | Alqamah". alqamah.it. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
External links
- "Showreel Benedetto Lo monaco – YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- Alpauno.com. "Alcamo, nuova fatica per l'attore Benedetto Lo Monaco". alpauno.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Benedetto Lo Monaco – Movieplayer.it". movieplayer.it. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Alcamo: intervista all’attore Benedetto Lo Monaco – Golfoweb.it". golfoweb.it. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Benedetto Lo Monaco – Biography – IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- Cinema Esperia. "Angeli | Cinema Esperia". cinemaesperia.it. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "italian.watchmoviedown.com/tag/Benedetto+Lo+Monaco/". italian.watchmoviedown.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Angeli, il nuovo film del siciliano Salvatore Bonaffini: presentazione al cinema King – Il Moderatore.it – Quotidiano Popolare". ilmoderatore.it. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ""ANGELI" – "In collegamento con l'Aldilà" Il nuovo film di Salvo Bonaffini – Scomunicando". scomunicando.it. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Lo spaccaTV Un pugno di sabbia: il nuovo corto di Salvo Bonaffini | Lo spaccaTV". lospaccatv.it. Retrieved 18 March 2017.