Career

De Rienzo was born at Naples

Naples

Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

, but was raised at Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

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In 2001, De Rienzo appeared in three films: Fat Girl

Fat Girl

À ma sœur! is a 2001 French film directed by Catherine Breillat and starring Roxane Mesquida. It was released in some English speaking countries under the alternative titles For My Sister or Fat Girl....

, Gioco con la morte, and Santa Maradona. He received a David di Donatello

David di Donatello

David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a movie award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Donatello, part of Accademia del Cinema Italiano. It is the Italian equivalent to the Academy Award. There are 24 categories as of 2006.- History :The...

 award for best supporting actor

David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor

-1982:*Angelo Infanti - Borotalco-1989:*Massimo Dapporto - Mignon è partita *Carlo Croccolo - O re -1990:*Sergio Castellitto - Tre colonne in cronaca-1991:*Ciccio Ingrassia - Condominio...

 for his work in Santa Maradona. In 2004, De Rienzo starred in A/R andata+ritorno.

2005 saw the release of Blood, Death Does Not Exist, a film which De Rienzo wrote, directed and acted in. Blood, Death Does Not Exist won the Best Feature and the Grand Chameleon Awards at the Brooklyn Film Festival in 2006.

He has also acted in television productions, including the miniseries Nassiryia - Per non Dimenticare; My House in Umbria; and Aldo Moro - Il Presidente. He will appear in the upcoming film Fortapasc, scheduled for release in 2009.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes and awards
1999	The Road of the Angels	Angelo
	Asini	Young priest
2001	Fat Girl Fat Girl À ma sœur! is a 2001 French film directed by Catherine Breillat and starring Roxane Mesquida. It was released in some English speaking countries under the alternative titles For My Sister or Fat Girl....	Fernando
	Holy Maradona	Bart	David di Donatello David di Donatello David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a movie award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Donatello, part of Accademia del Cinema Italiano. It is the Italian equivalent to the Academy Award. There are 24 categories as of 2006.- History :The...  - best supporting actor David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor -1982:*Angelo Infanti - Borotalco-1989:*Massimo Dapporto - Mignon è partita *Carlo Croccolo - O re -1990:*Sergio Castellitto - Tre colonne in cronaca-1991:*Ciccio Ingrassia - Condominio...
	Gioco con la morte	Mattia
2004	A/R Andata+Ritorno	Dante Cruciani
2005	Blood, Death Does Not Exist	Adrian	Brooklyn Film Festival - Best Feature Brooklyn Film Festival - Grand Chameleon
2007	Milano-Palermo: The Return	Libero Proietti
2009	Fort Apache Napoli Fort Apache Napoli Fort Apache Napoli is a 2009 film directed by Marco Risi about the brief life and death of journalist Giancarlo Siani, who is played by Libero De Rienzo.-Plot:...	Giancarlo Siani

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes and awards
2003	My House in Umbria My House in Umbria My House in Umbria is a 2003 HBO made-for-television movie, based on the novella of the same name by William Trevor and published along with another novella in the volume Two Lives. The film stars Maggie Smith and was directed by Richard Loncraine....	Dr. Innocenti
2007	Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare	Appuntato Maurizio Costa
2008	Aldo Moro - Il presidente	Valerio Morucci

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0211144/