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Riccardo Scamarcio was born on 13 November 1979 in Trani, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and producer, known for John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), Loose Cannons (2010) and Tre metri sopra il cielo (2004).- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Checco Zalone was born on 3 June 1977 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Tolo Tolo (2020), Quo vado? (2016) and What a Beautiful Day (2011).- Vanessa Scalera was born on 5 April 1977 in Mesagne, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for L'Arminuta (2021), Diabolik (2021) and Vincere (2009).
- Tommaso Ragno was born in Vieste, a coastal town in the province of Foggia, as the eldest of two children. His family, mainly from Apulia and on the grand-maternal side from ex-Yugoslavia, moved to Piacenza when he was two years old. Always having been very introverted, he spent a lot of time in solitude reading books and studying literature, planning on becoming a writer. However, later he went on to study acting at the Paolo Grassi School of Dramatic Art in Milan. After having spent a part of his life living in Berlin, Ragno resides in Rome, where he has also spent the pandemic lockdown. In 1988, he debuted as a stage actor in the Greek tragedy La seconda generazione, a collection of pieces by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides directed by Mario Martone. Since the 1990s, he has worked repeatedly with Carlo Checci, whom he calls his "greatest teacher". He made his film debut in 1997 starring in We All Fall Down by Davide Ferrario. In 2001 he was the lead in Chimera, directed by Pappi Corsicato, and in 2007, alongside Isabelle Huppert, in Medea Miracle by Tonino De Berdani. He also starred in The Council of Egypt (2002), L'uomo privato (2007), Me and You (2012), Like Crazy (2016) and Bloody Richard (2017). In 2018, he starred in Happy as Lazzaro, directed by Alice Rohrwacher, who won the Award for the best Screenplay for it at the Cannes Film Festival as well as the American National Board of Review's Best Foreign Language Film Award. In his role as the grown-up Tancredi, Ragno has been nominated at the CinEuphoria Awards for Best Ensemble - International Competition. Other notable works he starred in include Nanni Moretti's Three Floors in 2021 and Paolo Virzì's Dry in 2022 both of which were shot before the pandemic. In 2022, he won the Nastro d'Argento for the Best Supporting Actor for his role in Mario Martone's Nostalgia. Starting in 1998 with Più luce non basta directed by Elisabetta Lodoli, Ragno has played various roles in different television productions, establishing himself as the protagonist in the series Distretto di polizia and Il tredicesimo apostolo. Since 2004 he has been narrating literary classics such as The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula, A Room with a View and Frankenstein on the program Ad alta voce on Rai Radio 3. For his role of Marcello in the 2018 series Il miracolo, directed by Niccolò Ammaniti, he won the Flaiano Prize as well as the Golden Screen Award. In 2020, he played the Italian mafia boss Donatello Fadda in the fourth season of Fargo, written and directed by Noah Hawley.
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Maria Chiara Giannetta was born on 20 May 1992 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Memory Pain, Don Matteo (2000) and Ricordi? (2018).- Teresa Saponangelo was born on 22 October 1973 in Taranto, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Hand of God (2021), Il buco in testa (2020) and Te lo leggo negli occhi (2004).
- Vito Antuofermo was born on 9 February 1953 in Palo del Colle, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor, known for The Godfather Part III (1990), Goodfellas (1990) and The Sopranos (1999).
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- Editor
Giacomo Abbruzzese was born on 3 June 1983 in Taranto, Apulia, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for Disco Boy (2023), Archipel (2010) and Fireworks (2011).- Bianca Guaccero was born on 15 January 1981 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Assunta Spina (2006), Tutti i sogni del mondo (2003) and The Wasteland (1999). She was previously married to Dario Acocella.
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Domenico Procacci was born on 8 February 1960 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. He is a producer and actor, known for Gomorrah (2008), Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012) and Quiet Chaos (2008). He has been married to Kasia Smutniak since 15 September 2019.- Bianca Nappi was born on 12 January 1979 in Trani, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Loose Cannons (2010), House of Gucci (2021) and To.get.her - A te la scelta (2021).
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Donato Carrisi was born on 25 March 1973 in Martina Franca, Taranto, Apulia, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for The Girl in the Fog (2017), Into the Labyrinth (2019) and I Am the Abyss (2022).- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Roberta De Santis was born on 17 December 1997, in Bari, Italy . She moved to Rome,Italy in 2016 to study acting. In 2018 she moved to Los Angeles to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She lives in Los Angeles now but sometimes returns to Italy to work as an actress.- Mario Ermito was born on 2 October 1991 in Brindisi, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Don Matteo (2000), Pídeme lo que quieras (2024) and Por los pelos, una historia de autoestima (2022).
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- Additional Crew
Gabriella Barbuti was born on 4 May 1967 in Brindisi, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Passion of the Christ (2004), Karate Warrior 6 (1993) and The Unknown Woman (2006).- Giulia Vecchio was born on 18 March 1992 in Mesagne, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Don Matteo (2000), Il paradiso delle signore (2015) and Imma Tataranni sostituto procuratore (2019).
- Frank Crudele is likely best known to American audiences as "Big Jim Colosimo", one of the main characters establishing the story line in the pilot episode of "Boardwalk Empire" directed by Martin Scorsese which among its many awards went on to win a Golden Globe and SAG award for best ensemble. His most recent project is the to be released American feature film: "Step Up 5" playing a Bulgarian dance instructor and mentor to Ryan Guzman. Born in Triggiano (near Bari, Italy),the family moved to Montreal when Frank was 10 years old and two years later to Toronto where he spent his formative years He returned to Montreal to study modern languages where in 1977 he received a B.A in Italian Literature from Concordia University. Soccer was a big part of Frank's life in his youth. He played in rep-leagues and for the University Canadian defending champion varsity team but his most cherished memories in this sport was winning twice the Ontario soccer championship with Toronto's Downsview Secondary School. In New York City he trained under Stella Adler with a Canadian scholarship and she had the biggest influence on his method of work. His childhood upbringing in Italy until the mid 60's influenced his ability to flawlessly inhabit the skins of many European archetypes. As an actor Frank Crudele is respected by his peers for his large range and his special talent with foreign languages has gifted him the possibility to also work in Italian, Spanish and French Frank's first decade as an actor was devoted to the theatre. Some standout theatre roles are that of "Jake La Motta" in a Toronto production of "Square Garden" with Company Theatre, directed by Steven Rumbelow and the title role in "La Nona" playing a 102 year old woman in a Vancouver production of this multi award-winning Argentinian play. A special highlight was the 1986 North American premiere of the Russian play; "Theatre in The Time of Nero and Seneca" by Edward Radzinsky at Toronto's TWP which won him a trip to Russia where he was invited to the Moscow opening of the same play. In Leningrad he attended a production of "The Bench" by Alexander Gelman by the renown Mali Theatre which he would two years later perform in english at Toronto's Theatre Centre.Playing Shakespeare's Richard ii, Richard iii, Petruchio, Macbeth and King Lear and alternating these from English to Italian is what Frank however credits as his most technically challenging theatre experience In French-Canada he worked in the Genie and Jutra award winning Quebecois films directed by Paul Tana; "La Sarrazine" & "La Deroute" for which he would be submitted and be short listed for best supporting actor for a Genie award /Canadian Oscars). Having substantially worked in film and tv in Canada, (a special mention as Annette Funicello's dad in; "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes") along with his fair share of mobster roles from; "Albert Anastasia" in "Bonanno: A Godfather's Story" to Armand Assante's brother-in-law in HBO's "Gotti" and as the alcoholic "Roberto Panzoni" in one of French Canada's most popular tv series; "Omerta' La Loi Du Silence", after approximately ten years of of work in Canadian theatre where he played a large variety of characters Frank was however concerned of saturating himself with too many "ethnic" film and tv roles so he bet on the fluency of his foreign languages to stretch himself in a wider range of roles in the European film & TV industry and moved to Rome with his then wife and 3 young children. Some highlights of this period was co-starring with Rachel McAdams in her first feature film in the 2002 Venice Festival winner; "My Name is Tanino" directed by Paolo Virzi' who is considered as Italy's Woody Allen. Frank Crudele's tragic-comic role as the family patriarch in this film is fondly remembered in Italian cinema. He went on to play a leading role as a naive friar in the RAI tv mini-series: "Un Posto Tranquillo" which was the great Nino Manfredi's last project before his death.He was Hellen Mirren's trusted personal driver "Peppo" in a remake of "The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone", directed by Robert Allan Ackerman and starring Ann Bancroft. Still in Italy he played the town priest in a co-production of "Lives of the Saints" starring Sofia Loren.He returned to New York City in 2002 to shoot the Italian comedy film "The Legend of Al John and Jack" with the popular Italian comedy trio of Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo. In 2004 he was one of the leading characters in an Italian adaptation of the popular British tv series; "Footballers Wives" as the seductive & sleazy "Carmine Caradia" the owner of a fictional professional soccer team that seduced & slept around with his star player's wives. One of Crudele's most endearing proud moments is to be referred -to as "maresciallo" by the Chief Admiral of Italy's Coast Guard and the Italian coast guard at large because from 2004 to 2007 he so realistically and charmingly interpreted one of their own; "Pietro Melluso" a Calabrian coast guard marshall who was one of the leading characters in Sony International's highly popular Italian co-produced tv series: "Gente Di Mare,/aka"People of The Sea" and for which Frank also credits as one of his favourite personal life experiences A Spanish film about bullying; "Cobardes" and winner of the critics award at the Malaga film festival was where Frank Crudele interpreted a criminal on the lam disguised as a nice restaurant owner. Here he was the mentor to the story's bullied young teenager and for which the directors submitted him for and was again short listed as best supporting actor for Spain's 2008 prestigious Goya film awards. Still in Spain, the following year he went on to play a violent criminal in one of the country's most popular tv series:"Los Hombres De Paco" and also in Spain he was cast as"Pope Alexander VII" in the 2011 adventure film; "Aguila Roja" aka "Red Eagle". In returned to english language playing the mad Texan corporal in the italian comedy film; "Missione Di Pace" which opened at the 2011 Venice International Film Festival. The english language feature film "The Mercury Factor" that was shot in Hong Kong and Rome with a 2013 theatre release in Italy and co-starring with British actor Gary Lewis (father in "Bill Elliot") was where Frank Crudele played a corrupt VIP food industry wheeler-dealer in Asia. Other recent tv roles in Italy have been as the corrupt town mayor in "All the Music of The Heart", a mini-series about a music conservatory for Casanova Multimedia and was also directed by Emmy winner; Christian Duguay (Rise of Hitler) with a co-starring role as the love interest to Cinderella's maid in an Lux-Vide produced adaptation of "Cinderella"set in Rome in the 1950's Frank is divorced with 3 children that live in Canada's Vancouver area and divides his time between Canada (Toronto & Vancouver), Rome & Spain.
- Eleonora Sergio was born on 31 March 1979 in Lecce, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Il capo dei capi (2007), Don Matteo (2000) and Sotto una buona stella (2014).
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Mino Barbarese was born on 2 July 1954 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for L'ariamara (2005), The Head Is Spinning (2000) and Odore di pioggia (1989). He died on 1 January 2016 in Bari, Apulia, Italy.- Manila Nazzaro was born on 10 October 1977 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy. She has been married to Stefano Oradei since 4 May 2024. She was previously married to Francesco Cozza.
- Actor
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Antonio D'Amico was born on 21 January 1959 in Mesagne, Apulia, Italy. He was an actor, known for A Fine Romance (1991), Servo suo (1973) and Una vita nel mistero (2010). He died on 6 December 2022 in Manerba del Garda, Lombardy, Italy.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Domenico Semeraro was born in 1946 in Ostuni, Brindisi, Apulia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Quest for the Mighty Sword (1990). He died in 1990 in Italy.- Actor
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Italian actor and novelist, a 1953 graduate of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. Longo received his only star billing in his screen debut, the adventure drama Moana, Virgin of the Amazon (1955), filmed in Venezuela. After this, he was almost invariably cast as support, often an antagonist in wartime action, sword-and-sandal epics, pirate adventures and spaghetti westerns. He appeared in many international co-productions alongside English-speaking genre actors like Lex Barker, Gordon Mitchell, Don Megowan, John Ericson and Mark Forest. In the late 60s, Longo was sometimes billed as Herman Lang, James Harridon or Grant Laramy. By the next decade and until his quasi-retirement in 1981, he focused primarily on acting in made-for-TV movies and mini-series. Longo also worked as a dubbing artist (and occasional dubbing director), providing the voice for numerous cartoon characters, as well as for foreign stars like Hal Holbrook, Jack Hawkins, Louis Gossett Jr. and Patrick Magee.- Writer
- Actor
Amedeo Grieco was born on 20 August 1983 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy. He is a writer and actor, known for Amici come noi (2014), Belli ciao (2022) and Come può uno scoglio (2023).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Wandisa Guida was born on 21 April 1935 in Trani, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Revolt of the Slaves (1960), Gladiator of Rome (1962) and Jane Eyre (1957).- Actor
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gianni Quinto graduated in Performing Arts at Roma Tre University, then he has been working as an author, director and actor. As a film director, he did video clips for International singers, short movies and commercials. Gianni is also known as a theatre author and his shows have been represented in important Italian theaters. Moreover, he worked in the USA as an actor in the show "The invention of Enemy". He has also collaborated with some of the most famous Italian actors.- Actor
- Writer
Michele Venitucci was born on 4 September 1974 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Out of Bounds (2007), Rocco tiene tu nombre (2015) and Food Club (2020).- Writer
- Actor
Pio D'Antini was born on 25 August 1983 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy. He is a writer and actor, known for Amici come noi (2014), Belli ciao (2022) and Come può uno scoglio (2023).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Paolo Sassanelli was born on 29 October 1958 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for Uerra (2009), Ammore (2013) and Red Like the Sky (2006). He has been married to Marit Nissen since 2 July 2011. They have two children.- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Diandra Elettra Moscogiuri was born on July 11, 1992 in Bari, but grown in Manduria. Acting and ballet student, after high school moves to Rome to take her first degree in Performing Arts at La Sapienza, then she decides to move to Milan to improve her studies with a Master of Arts in Communication at University of Milan and starts working for cinema, national Tv and theater. In 2016 she founds her indie cinema production, Demodami Studios, with David Milesi. In 2018 they create their first movie, Dead Star, first experience as screenplayer and producer. She is also an author of novels: Tequila Suicide (2014), Artemis' Cabaret (2019) and The Man of Thorns (2024.- Linda Lorenzi was born on 19 August 1960 in Squinzano, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Norma e Felice (1995), Colpo grosso (1987) and Il gioco dei 9 (1988).
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Osvaldo Ruggieri was born on 8 January 1928 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Il maresciallo Rocca (1996), Duel of Champions (1961) and Planets Around Us (1962). He died on 10 October 2020 in Rome, Italy.- Rossella Brescia was born on 20 August 1971 in Martina Franca, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Road to the Lemon Grove (2018), Don Matteo (2000) and Il Santone - #lepiùbellefrasidioscio (2022). She was previously married to Roberto Cenci.
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Andy Chmura was born on 2 February 1946 in Trani, Apulia, Italy. Andy is known for Repo Men (2010), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and The Skulls (2000). Andy died on 17 September 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Giancarlo De Cataldo was born on 7 February 1956 in Taranto, Apulia, Italy. He is a writer and actor, known for We Believed (2010), Romanzo Criminale (2005) and The Father and the Foreigner (2010).- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Fulvio Pepe was born on 12 September 1972 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for A chi è già morto e a chi sta per morire (2008), Keawe (2004) and Romanzo siciliano (2016).- Writer
- Director
- Actress
Cecilia Mangini was born on 31 July 1927 in Mola di Bari, Apulia, Italy. She was a writer and director, known for All'armi siam fascisti! (1962), Klon (1992) and Antonio Gramsci: i giorni del carcere (1977). She was married to Lino Del Fra. She died on 21 January 2021 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Uccio De Santis was born on 12 September 1965 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Non me lo dire (2012), La Grande Guerra del Salento (2022) and Mi rifaccio il trullo (2016).- Music Artist
- Actress
- Composer
Alessandra Amoroso was born on 12 August 1986 in Galatina, Apulia, Italy. She is a music artist and actress, known for Io che amo solo te (2015), Morrison (2021) and Alessandra Amoroso: Vivere a colori (2016).- Gino Nardella was born on 15 October 1955 in San Severo, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor, known for All the Money in the World (2017), Rocco Schiavone (2016) and The Bride in Red (2022).
- Actor
- Art Department
Enzo Monteduro was born on 12 August 1937 in Scorrano, Apulia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Kidnap in Rome (1976). He died on 26 April 2009 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Tony Di Mitri was born on 12 June 1931 in Manduria, Apulia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Simbad contro i sette saraceni (1964), Two Gangsters in the Wild West (1964) and Le tigri di Mompracem (1974). He died on 8 December 2019 in Rome, Italy.
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- Writer
- Producer
Nicola Nocella was born on 14 June 1981 in Terlizzi, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for The Youngest Son (2010), Easy (2017) and Studio illegale (2013).- Giandomenico Cupaiuolo was born on 25 March 1980 in San Severo, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Taranta on the road (2017), One Chance (2013) and Those Happy Years (2013).
- Angela Buttiglione was born on 23 October 1945 in Gallipoli, Apulia, Italy. She has been married to Massimo Faccioli Pintozzi since 1972. They have four children.
- Writer
- Editorial Department
- Script and Continuity Department
Andrea Ozza was born on 16 May 1983 in Scorrano, Apulia, Italy. He is a writer, known for Il silenzio grande (2021), Inspector Ricciardi (2021) and The Kollective.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
Alessandro Pavone is a cinematographer and producer/director based in Dubai. He specializes in nonfiction and commercials, and is known for his coverage of major international events. Alessandro has documented wars and humanitarian issues worldwide, earning him prestigious accolades such as two Emmy awards, a Peabody, and an Overseas Press Club's Murrow award.
His portfolio includes documentary programs for various media outlets, such as VICE, HBO, BBC, Showtime, Apple TV+, ABC, PBS, The New York Times, and ESPN. His work has also been screened at film festivals around the world. Alessandro has also filmed branded films and commercials for entities like Facebook, Disney+, Hyundai, and Coach.
Alessandro has also served as an additional cinematographer on numerous other films, including "Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story" which was screened in theatres worldwide. His continuing coverage of the fall of ISIS in Iraq has been featured on the Apple TV+ series "The Line" and the History Channel's series "Hunting ISIS."- Actress
- Writer
Elena Cantarone was born in 1958 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Year of the Gun (1991), Snack Bar Budapest (1988) and The Raffle (1991).- Barbara Matera was born on 9 December 1981 in Lucera, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Don Matteo (2000), Carabinieri (2002) and Mai dire Domenica (2002).
- Manrico Gammarota was born on 8 October 1955 in Barletta, Apulia, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Naufragi di Don Chisciotte (2005), Segreto di stato (1995) and Bread and Tulips (2000). He died on 10 February 2015 in Palo del Colle, Puglia, Italy.