Vincenzo Salemme

Vincenzo Salemme (born 24 July 1957) is an Italian actor, playwright, director and screenwriter.

Vincenzo Salemme
Born (1957-07-24) 24 July 1957
Bacoli, Italy
Occupationactor
Years active1975-present
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)

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)

References
  1. Peppe D'Antonio, Maurizio Di Rienzo. 1998, un anno di esordi: talenti, opportunità e mercato. Lindau, 1999. ISBN 8871802721.
  2. Gianni Canova. Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN 881150516X.
  3. ""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.
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