Elio Germano
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Elio Germano | |
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| Germano at the Berlinale 2020 | |
| Born | (1980年09月25日) 25 September 1980 (age 44) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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Elio Germano (born 25 September 1980) is an Italian actor.[1] He is the recipient of many accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a Silver Bear for Best Actor.
Life and career
[edit ]Born in Rome to a Molisan family from Duronia, Province of Campobasso, Germano debuted aged twelve in Castellano e Pipolo's movie Ci hai rotto papà (1992). During his studies at scientific lyceum, he received acting training at Teatro Azione in Rome. In 1999, he abandoned an opportunity to work in theatre with Giancarlo Cobelli in order to play in Carlo Vanzina's film Il cielo in una stanza , which launched Germano as one of the most popular Italian actors. His big break came in 2007, when he was cast as the lead in the successful movies Fallen Heroes and My Brother is an Only Child by Daniele Luchetti. The following year he first received international recognition by winning the Shooting Stars Award at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Germano worked with numerous directors such as Ettore Scola (Unfair Competition ), Emanuele Crialese (Respiro ), Gianluca Maria Tavarelli (Break Free ), Giovanni Veronesi (What Will Happen to Us ), Michele Placido (Romanzo Criminale ), Gabriele Salvatores (Quo Vadis, Baby? , As God Commands ), Paolo Virzì (Napoleon and Me , Your Whole Life Ahead of You ), Francesco Patierno (The Early Bird Catches the Worm ), Daniele Vicari (The Past Is a Foreign Land ) and Ferzan Özpetek (Magnificent Presence ).
For his role in the movie My Brother is an Only Child (2007), he won his first David di Donatello as best actor in a leading role. In 2010, he won the Best Actor Award, ex-aequo with Javier Bardem, at the Cannes Film Festival, for his interpretation in La Nostra Vita . Later that year, he played the son of Italian journalist Tiziano Terzani in The End Is My Beginning . For his portrait of 19th century poet Giacomo Leopardi in Mario Martone's film Leopardi , Germano was praised at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[3]
Personal life
[edit ]At an early age Germano liked creating comics and thought about becoming a cartoonist. When he was not accepted into the school of graphic arts, he then opted for acting.[4] In his spare time, Germano makes raps for a music group called Bestierare, which sings about "unemployment, homelessness, precariousness, prisons and Fascist violence".[5]
Filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]Television
[edit ]| Title | Year | Role(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornetti al miele | 1999 | Ernesto | Rai 2 | Television film |
| Padre Pio: Miracle Man | 2000 | Young Padre Pio | Canale 5 | Television film |
| Un medico in famiglia | Roberto Palombi | Rai 1 | 5 episodes | |
| Via Zanardi 33 | 2001 | Ivan | Italia 1 | Main role |
| Il sequestro Soffiantini | 2002 | Paolo Soffiantini | Canale 5 | Television film |
| Padri | Giacomo | Rai 1 | 2 episodes | |
| Ferrari | 2003 | Teenage Enzo Ferrari | Canale 5 | Television film |
| Paolo Borsellino | 2004 | Manfredi Borsellino | Television film | |
| Do You Like Hitchcock? | 2005 | Giulio | Rai 2 | Television film |
| Faccia d'angelo | 2012 | Il "Toso" | Sky Cinema | Television film |
| In arte Nino | 2017 | Nino Manfredi | Rai 1 | Television film |
| La Storia | 2024 | Giuseppe Cucchiarelli | 2 episodes |
Theatre
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Regia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hippolytus | Hippolytus | Ivano De Matteo |
| 1999–2000 | Ground & Ground | Himself | |
| 2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Sean | Luca Guadagnino |
| 2004 | I racconti dell'Iliade | Narrator | Alessandro Baricco |
| 2008 | Verona Caput Fasci | Himself | |
| 2010–2012 | Thom Pain (based on nothing) | Thom Pain | |
| 2011–2016 | Journey to the End of the Night | Ferdinand Bardamu |
Awards and nominations
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Lyman, Eric (February 12, 2008). "Shooting Star profile: Elio Germano". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Barcaro, Gabriele (February 8, 2008). "Elio Germano: Shooting Star 2008 - Italia". Cineuropa (in Spanish). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Mc Cafferty, Hugo (September 2, 2014). "Young and Romantic Leopardi conquers Venice". Swide. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Telese, Luca (October 1, 2010). "Elio Germano". lucatelese.it (in Italian). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Di Simone, Marialuisa (March 21, 2012). "Elio Germano: Benedette Donne". Grazia Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
External links
[edit ]
- Elio Germano at IMDb
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People of Molisan descent
- Male actors from Rome
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor winners
- Silver Bear for Best Actor winners
- David di Donatello winners
- Nastro d'Argento winners
- Italian male film actors
- Italian male television actors
- Italian male stage actors
- 20th-century Italian male actors
- 21st-century Italian male actors