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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Ruggero Deodato was born on May 7, 1939, in Potenza, Italy, and grew up outside Rome. One of his close friends at the time was Renzo Rossellini, the son of famed Italian director Roberto Rossellini. Knowing Ruggerio's love for the movies, Renzo persuaded him to work as a second unit director on some of his father's productions. From 1958-67 Deodato worked as a second unit director for several cult film directors such as Anthony M. Dawson (Antonio Margheriti), Riccardo Freda and Joseph Losey. Deodato's directorial debut was the action-fantasy Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964), replacing Margheriti who quit the production. Deodato's claim to fame was the spaghetti western Django (1966). His career took off in 1968 when he directed a number of films based on comic-book characters and musicals. It was while shooting one of these films that Deodato met, and later married, Silvia Dionisio.
From 1971-75 Deodato worked in television, directing the series All'ultimo minuto (1971) as well as TV commercials, including ones for Esso Oil, Band-Aid and Fanta. Deodato returned to filmmaking with an erotic melodrama and a police thriller. At the same time his marriage fell apart. In 1977 Deodato directed the notorious Last Cannibal World (1977) and later Cannibal Holocaust (1980). Deodato traveled to New York City and directed the disturbing thriller House on the Edge of the Park (1980), a semi-follow-up to Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left (1972). Deodato made House on the Edge of the Park (1980) in just 19 days on a tiny budget. He then returned to directing action and horror flicks.
Deodato lives in Rome with his current partner, Micaela Rocco, and still works in movies and occasional TV series. He is rumored to be planning a sequel to "Cannibal Holocaust".- Carmen Di Pietro was born on 24 May 1965 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. She is an actress, known for Lucrezia Borgia (1990), Il diavolo nella carne (1991) and Ossessione fatale (1992). She was previously married to Giuseppe Iannoni and Sandro Paternostro.
- Giovanni Frezza was a cute blue-eyed and blonde-haired child actor who popped up in a handful of enjoyably gruesome Italian horror pictures made in the early to mid-1980's. Giovanni was born on September 8, 1972 in Potenza, Italy. He made his film debut in A Leap in the Dark (1980). Best known for his substantial starring role as the imperiled Bob Boyle in Lucio Fulci's supremely creepy The House by the Cemetery (1981), Frezza's other memorable movie parts include archaeologist Christopher Connelly's son Tommy Hacker in the dreary Manhattan Baby (1982), a spunky inventor and mechanic in the entertainingly trashy post-nuke sci-fi action item Warriors of the Wasteland (1983), and a persecuted little boy in the nifty giallo murder mystery thriller A Blade in the Dark (1983). Giovanni's final film appearance was in a small uncredited part at the very end of Lamberto Bava's outrageously gory Demons (1985). Frezza has a black belt in Kung Fu and a degree in Physics. He's the happily married father of three children. Giovanni lives in Chicago, Illinois and works as a marketing manager for an electronics company.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Antonio Rocco Papaleo was born in Lauria, Basilicata. He moved to Rome as a young student to attend university, and began to take his first steps in the entertainment world as a cabaret performer, comedian, theatre actor, singer and musician. He had a long career - both theatrical and cinematographic that included over 60 films and TV series and over 30 plays.
In 2010 he made his directorial debut "Basilicata Coast to Coast" - a choral and musical comedy, a surreal and picaresque on the road journey. Papaleo directed and starred himself together with Alessandro Gassman, Paolo Briguglia, Max Gazzè and Giovanna Mezzogiorno achieving great success with audiences and critics. The film brought him a David di Donatello award, a Nastro d'Argento and a Globo d'Oro as "Best Debut Director" in 2011. The soundtrack composed by Rita Marcotulli and Rocco Papaleo won a David di Donatello, a Nastro d'Argento and a Ciak d'Oro for the "Best Soundtrack". In 2013 he returned to directing with the film "Una piccola impresa meridionale", which not only he wrote with Valter Lupo, but also co-starred alongside Riccardo Scamarcio, Barbora Bobulova, Sarah Felberbaum, Claudia Potenza and Giovanni Esposito; the soundtrack to the film also features precious contributions from Rita Marcotulli and Erica Mou. The novel with the same name as the film was released at the same time, co-written by Rocco Papaleo and Valter Lupo. In 2016 the film, "Onda su Onda", shot in Uruguay, saw Alessandro Gassmann, Luz Cipriota and Massimiliano Gallo starring alongside Papaleo, which marked his third work as a director. On April 13th, 2023 "Scordato", his new film as a director and a screenwriter (again together with Valter Lupo) was released, starring Giorgia, Simone Corbisiero, Angela Curri and Papaleo himself.
As a musician and singer, in 1997 Rocco Papaleo released the album "Che non si sappia in giro", of which he is the interpreter and author of both music and lyrics. In 2012 the album "La mia parte imperfetta" (Sony Music) was released containing 12 tracks with music and lyrics by Rocco Papaleo in collaboration with Valter Lupo and his musicians. After winning the Gaber Prize, in memory of the late Giorgio Gaber (or "Il Signor G" as he was called) and his genre of "theatre-song", he was the conductor of the 2012 and 2013 editions of the prize. He has been touring Italy for many years with theatre-song performances including "Buena Onda", "Piccola impresa meridionale" and "Coast to coast" (directed by Valter Lupo).
Papaleo participated in multiple theatrical performances as an actor including "Un aria di famiglia" directed by Michele Placido (1998), "Eduardo al Kursal" directed by Armando Pugliese (2001/02/03/04), "Eduardo più unico che raro" directed by Giancarlo Sepe (2010/11) and "Peachum" directed by Fausto Paravidino (2021/2022) and more recently, "L'ispettore generale" based on Nikolai Gogol.
His television career includes presenting the Sanremo Festival together with Gianni Morandi in 2012, tv show "Zelig" with Michelle Hunziker in 2014 and appearing in DopoFestival with Anna Foglietta and Melissa Greta Marchetto and tv show "Maledetti amici miei" with Giovanni Veronesi, Alessandro Haber and Sergio Rubini in 2019.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Domenico Fortunato was born on 11 April 1964 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for Spectre (2015), Munich: The Edge of War (2021) and Ferrari (2023).- Antonio Gerardi was born in Potenza (Italy) on March 8th, 1968.
He began his radio career in 1988, later joining RTL 102.5's team in 1993 when he hosted the radio show "La Famiglia". In 1996 he moved to Radio Kiss Kiss to host the show "Guaglione on air" and in 2003 he became the correspondent for the popular tv show "Le Iene".
Antonio's acting career formally began in 2007 when he worked on several movies, but really got to fame the following year, when he joined the cast of the tv series "Romanzo Criminale", directed by Stefano Sollima.
After that, Gerardi quickly became a well known face in the Italian entertainment industry, taking on pivotal roles in projects for the big and the small screen, such as the series "1992", "Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood", "La ragazza nella nebbia", "Padrenostro" and the Amazon Studios original series "Bang Bang Baby". - Director
- Actor
- Writer
Robert G. Vignola was born on 5 August 1882 in Trivigno (Potenza), Basilicata, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Broken Dreams (1933), The Knife (1918) and More Deadly Than the Male (1919). He died on 25 October 1953 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Sonia Topazio was born on 8 September 1969 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. She is an actress, known for Turbo (2000), Husbands and Lovers (1991) and The Stendhal Syndrome (1996).
- Don Orlando was born on 3 February 1912 in Potenza, Italy. He was an actor, known for Kansas City Confidential (1952), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and Park Row (1952). He died on 10 December 1987 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Tanio Boccia was born on 15 June 1911 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. Tanio was a director and writer, known for The Conqueror of the Orient (1960), Terror of the Steppes (1964) and Agente X 1-7 operazione Oceano (1965). Tanio died on 12 March 1982 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Production Designer
- Art Department
- Art Director
Ferdinando Scarfiotti was born on 6 March 1941 in Potenza Picena, Marche, Italy. He was a production designer and art director, known for The Last Emperor (1987), Toys (1992) and Death in Venice (1971). He died on 30 April 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Daniela Barra was born on 30 August 1968 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. She is an actress, known for The First Omen (2024), Don Matteo (2000) and Lilith, a Vampire who Comes Back (2008).
- Actor
- Music Department
Antonio Mancino was born on 23 January 1972 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. He is an actor, known for Berberian Sound Studio (2012), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) and In Fabric (2018).- Actor
- Additional Crew
Franco Angrisano was born on 10 May 1926 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. He was an actor, known for My Name Is Nobody (1973), Ein Haus in der Toscana (1991) and Avanti! (1972). He died on 20 September 1996 in Salerno, Campania, Italy.- Actor
Rocco Mazzola was born on 20 October 1933 in Potenza, Lucania, Italy [now Potenza, Basilicata, Italy]. He was an actor. He died on 18 March 2012 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy.- Mauro Conte was born on 27 June 1983 in Melfi, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. He is an actor, known for On My Skin: The Last Seven Days of Stefano Cucchi (2018), Unforgivable (2011) and The Invisible Thread (2022).
- Isa Gallinelli was born on 15 May 1957 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. She is an actress, known for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), Talcum Powder (1982) and Rodolfo Valentino - La leggenda (2013).
- William Cutolo was born on 6 June 1949 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. He died on 26 May 1999 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
- He has achieved a bachelor's degree in cinema at Roma Tre University in 2014 and a master's degree in media studies at La Sapienza University of Rome in 2017. In 2015 he debuted as a play-writer with a play titled 'La vita privata di Sherlock Holmes'. In 2017 he founded a theatrical company named 'Lu.Pa.' in partnership with the actress Miriam Pallotta.
- Writer
- Actor
Vito Riviello was born on 1 September 1933 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Odore di pioggia (1989) and Intellettuali a Potenza (1968). He died on 18 June 2009 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Writer
- Director
Gian Domenico Giagni was born on 8 July 1922 in Potenza, Italy. Gian Domenico was a writer and director, known for The Woman in the Painting (1955), La domenica della buona gente (1953) and Silvia (1969). Gian Domenico died on 9 March 1975 in Rome, Italy.- Writer
- Production Manager
- Director
Renato Angiolillo was born on 4 August 1901 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. He was a writer and production manager, known for Sempre più difficile (1943), A Garibaldian in the Convent (1942) and M.A.S. (1942). He was married to Maria Girani. He died on 16 August 1973 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
- Music Department
- Producer
Sandro Naglia was born on 12 October 1965 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. He is an actor and producer, known for Khora (2023), La palestra (2012) and Monteverdi and His Constellation (2020).