Claudio Amendola
Claudio Amendola (born February 16, 1963) is an Italian actor, television presenter and director. He starred in the 1993 film The Escort, which was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Claudio Amendola | |
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Claudio Amendola (right) with his father Ferruccio (1992) | |
Born | |
Occupation | Actor, director, television presenter |
Spouse(s) | Marina Grande (m. 1983; div. 1997) |
Children | 3, including Alessia Amendola |
Parent(s) | Ferruccio Amendola Rita Savagnone |
Relatives | Deddi Savagnone (aunt) Mario Amendola (great-uncle) |
Biography
Born in Rome and the son of actors and voice dubbers Ferruccio Amendola and Rita Savagnone, Amendola started his movie career during the 1980s, playing comic roles in some Italian comedies directed by Carlo Vanzina. In 1987 he played his first dramatic role in Soldati - 365 all'alba, directed by Marco Risi, and in the following decade he confirmed his dramatic skills in some movies like Ultrà (1990) and The Escort (1993), both directed by Ricky Tognazzi. During the 2000s Amendola became a very popular television actor, acting in the popular fiction I Cesaroni, the Italian version of Los Serrano.
Personal life
Amendola is married to actress Francesca Neri and they have a son together, Rocco. He also has two daughters from a previous marriage. One of them is voice actress Alessia Amendola.
Selected filmography
- Vacanze di Natale (1983)
- Amarsi un po' (1984)
- Vacanze in America (1984)
- The Venetian Woman (1986)
- Soldati - 365 all'alba (1987)
- Little Roma (1988)
- Days of Inspector Ambrosio (1988)
- Forever Mery (1989)
- Captain Fracassa's Journey (1990)
- Ultra (1990)
- Felipe ha gli occhi azzurri (1990)
- Un'altra vita (1992)
- The Escort (1993)
- Briganti - Amore e Libertà (1993)
- I mitici - Colpo gobbo a Milano (1994)
- Policemen (1994)
- La Reine Margot (1994)
- The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
- Who Killed Pasolini? (1995)
- My Generation (1996)
- An Eyewitness Account (1996)
- Un paradiso di bugie (1996)
- Nostromo (1997)
- Other Men (1997)
- The Grey Zone (1997)
- La Carbonara (1999)
- Jesus (1999)
- Johnny the Partisan (2000)
- Il grande botto (2000)
- Domenica (2001)
- Sottovento! (2001)
- Napoléon (2001)
- Fratella e sorello (2002)
- Caterina in the Big City (2003)
- Ho visto le stelle! (2003)
- Inferno Below (2003)
- Il ritorno del Monnezza (2005)
- Melissa P. (2005)
- La fisica dell'acqua (2009)
- Cha cha cha (2013)
- The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (2015)
- Suburra (2015)
References
- "Festival de Cannes: The Escort". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-20.