Vincenzo Salemme
Vincenzo Salemme | |
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| Born | 24 July 1957 Bacoli, Italy |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1975-present |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Vincenzo Salemme (born 24 July 1957) is an Italian actor, playwright, director and screenwriter.
Life and career
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 company of Eduardo De Filippo, later led by his son Luca, where he stayed until 1992.[1] Meanwhile, Salemme started writing and producing his own comedy plays, enjoying a large success with the play E fuori nevica.[1][2] In films, he debuted in 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][2] 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. [2]In 2017, he received the Academy Honorary Award "for his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film-making.
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.[3]
Filmography
As director and screenwriter
- My Best Friend's Wife (1998)
- Amore a prima vista (1999)
- Freewheeling (2000)
- God Willing (2002)
- Ho visto le stelle! (2003)
- Cose da pazzi (2005)
- SMS - Sotto mentite spoglie (2007)
- No Problem (2008)
- ...E fuori nevica! (2014)
- Se mi lasci non vale (2016)
- Una festa esagerata (2018)
As actor (selection)
- Sweet Dreams (1981)
- Sweet Body of Bianca (1984)
- The Mass Is Ended (1985)
- Picasso's Face (1998)
- My Best Friend's Wife (1998)
- Amore a prima vista (1999)
- Freewheeling (2000)
- My Best Friend's Wife (2000)
- God Willing (2002)
- Ho visto le stelle! (2003)
- Opopomoz (2003)
- Cose da pazzi (2005)
- Olé (2006)
- SMS - Sotto mentite spoglie (2007)
- No Problem (2008)
- Ex (2009)
- Baarìa (2009)
- La vita è una cosa meravigliosa (2010)
- Ex 2: Still Friends? (2011)
- Baciato dalla fortuna (2011)
- Make a Fake (2011)
- 10 Rules for Falling in Love (2012)
- Buona giornata (2012)
- Us in the U.S. (2013)
- Sapore di te (2014)
- ...E fuori nevica! (2014)
- Ma tu di che segno sei? (2014)
- Se mi lasci non vale (2016)
- Prima di lunedì (2016)
- Non si ruba a casa dei ladri (2016)
- Caccia al tesoro (2017)
- Il contagio (2017)
- Una festa esagerata (2018).
References
- ^ a b c d Peppe D'Antonio, Maurizio Di Rienzo. 1998, un anno di esordi: talenti, opportunità e mercato. Lindau, 1999. ISBN 8871802721.
- ^ a b c Gianni Canova. Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN 881150516X.
- ^ ""E ho detto tutto": Salemme torna in tv "Con le risate farò unire Nord e Sud"". Il Mattino. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
External links
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- 1957 births
- Italian male stage actors
- Italian male film actors
- Italian male television actors
- Italian screenwriters
- Italian male screenwriters
- Italian television personalities
- 20th-century Italian male actors
- 21st-century Italian male actors
- People from the Province of Naples
- Italian dramatists and playwrights
- Italian film directors
- Living people
- Italian male dramatists and playwrights