Antonello Grimaldi
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Born | Antonio Luigi Grimaldi 14 August 1955 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1985–present |
Antonio Luigi Grimaldi, known as Antonello Grimaldi (born 14 August 1955) is an Italian actor, film and television director, and screenwriter.
Biography
Grimaldi was born on 14 August 1955 in Sassari[1] on the island of Sardinia in Italy. After receiving his Laurea in law in 1981, he moved to Rome and attended the Gaumont School of Cinema, founded by producer Renzo Rossellini.[1] He later taught music history at the Accademia di Belle Arti (English: Academy of Fine Arts) in Sassari and film direction at the Scuola Golden in Turin.[1]
Career in film
Grimaldi's
In 1997, Grimaldi appeared in
In 2000, Grimaldi directed
Grimaldi returned to film in 2006, with his appearance in
In 2009, Grimaldi directed the Canale 5 television film Due mamme di troppo featuring Angela Finocchiaro and Barbara Matera.[2]
Grimaldi directed Il Commissario Zagaira, a partly-humorous two-episode detective TV show subtitled "The Salento Murders", set in Lecce and the Salento region of Italy, starring Lino Banfi as Commissario Pasquale Zagaria, and a cast that includes Ana Caterina Morariu as Nicoletta. The show was produced in 2010 by RTI and Alba Film, and distributed through Eurochannel[3]
References
External links
- Antonello Grimaldi at IMDb
- Interview with Antonello Grimaldi at Eurochannel