Gerardo Amato

Italian actor

Gerardo Amato
Born
Gerardo Placido

(1948-10-15) 15 October 1948 (age 75)
Ascoli Satriano, Foggia, Italy
OccupationActor

Gerardo Amato (born 15 October 1948) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Life and career

Born Gerardo Placido in Ascoli Satriano, the brother of the actor and director Michele Placido, Gerardo Amato at a young age moved to Milan where he trained as an electrical engineer.[1] He later worked on stage, generally cast in roles of seducers, with Giorgio Strehler, Enrico Maria Salerno, and Ernesto Calindri, among others.[1][2] Amato was also active in films and TV-series, but mostly in secondary roles.[1] In 1977, he won the Grolla d'oro for best new actor thanks to his performance in A Sold Life.[3]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
  2. ^ Claudia Provvedini (15 May 1998). "La Grande Magia ferma il tempo". Corriere della Sera.
  3. ^ Piero Perona (3 July 1977). "Le Grolle a Sordi e Zurlini nessuna attrice è premiata". La Stampa. No. 147.

External links

  • Official website
  • Gerardo Amato at IMDb
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International
  • VIAF
National
  • Germany
  • Italy
People
  • Deutsche Biographie