Giuseppe Fiorello
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Giuseppe Fiorello, also known as Beppe Fiorello or Fiorellino (born 12 March 1969), is an Italian actor of the cinema and television. He usually performs in the starring roles, and has been described as the "number one in Italian fiction".
, Sicily
, the youngest of four children. His elder brother is the noted television and radio personality Rosario Fiorello
, better known to Italian audiences as Fiorello.
Giuseppe's first job was as an electrician in a tourist village. In 1994, Giuseppe began his career in the entertainment business as a disk jockey on the nationally-aired Dee Jay Radio, using the name Fiorellino. That same year, he made his debut on television as a presenter for the Mediaset
programme Karaoke, which his brother had also hosted. Four years later in 1998, he made his screen debut in the film L'ultimo capodanno, directed by Marco Risi. He played the part of Gaetano Malacozza. Since then he has performed regularly in films and television fiction, with many starring roles such as in L'uomo sbagliato, Joe Petrosino
, La vita rubata, Giuseppe Moscati
, and Lo scandalo della Banca Romana.
On 13 February 2010, he was a guest on Rai Uno
's talent show Ballando con le stelle, where he danced and received top votes from the judges. He was introduced as the "number one in Italian fiction".
Career
Fiorello was born in CataniaCatania
Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
, Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
, the youngest of four children. His elder brother is the noted television and radio personality Rosario Fiorello
Rosario Fiorello
Rosario Tindaro Fiorello , known just as Fiorello, is an Italian comedian, singer, radio and television presenter.-Career:...
, better known to Italian audiences as Fiorello.
Giuseppe's first job was as an electrician in a tourist village. In 1994, Giuseppe began his career in the entertainment business as a disk jockey on the nationally-aired Dee Jay Radio, using the name Fiorellino. That same year, he made his debut on television as a presenter for the Mediaset
Mediaset
Mediaset S.p.A., known as Gruppo Mediaset in Italian, is an Italian-based media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country...
programme Karaoke, which his brother had also hosted. Four years later in 1998, he made his screen debut in the film L'ultimo capodanno, directed by Marco Risi. He played the part of Gaetano Malacozza. Since then he has performed regularly in films and television fiction, with many starring roles such as in L'uomo sbagliato, Joe Petrosino
Joe Petrosino
Giuseppe "Joe" Petrosino was a New York City police officer who was a pioneer in the fight against organized crime...
, La vita rubata, Giuseppe Moscati
Giuseppe Moscati
Saint Giuseppe Moscati was an Italian doctor, scientific researcher, and university professor noted both for his pioneering work in biochemistry and for his piety...
, and Lo scandalo della Banca Romana.
On 13 February 2010, he was a guest on Rai Uno
Rai Uno
Rai 1 is the primary television station of RAI, the national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in Italy. It was born as Rai Tv from 1954 to 1961, called Programma Nazionale from 1961 to 1979, after called Rete 1 from 1979 to 1982, then called Rai Uno from 1982 to...
's talent show Ballando con le stelle, where he danced and received top votes from the judges. He was introduced as the "number one in Italian fiction".
Filmography
- L'ultimo capodanno (1998), cinema
- Ultimo (1998), television
- Il talento di Mr. Ripley (1999), cinema
- Il morso del serpente (1999), television
- I fetentoni (1999), cinema
- C'era un cinese in coma (2000), cinema
- Tre mogli (2001), cinema
- Brancaccio (2001), television
- La guerra è finita (2002), television
- L'uomo spagliato (2005), television miniseries
- Salvo D'Acquisto (2005), television miniseries
- Il Grande Torino (2005), television miniseries
- Il bambino sull'acqua (2005), television
- Il cuore nel pozzo (2005), television miniseries
- Joe Petrosino (2006), television miniseries
- Crimine (2006), television
- Appuntamento a ora solita (2007), cinema
- Giuseppe Moscati (2007), television
- La vita rubata (2007), television
- Galantuomini (2008), cinema
- Il bambino della domenica (2008), television
- Lo scandalo della Banca Romana (2009), television miniseries
- Baaria (2009), cinema
- Il sorteggio (2010), television
- La leggenda del bandito e del campione (2010), television miniseries
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(2011)