Giuseppe Fiorello, also known as Beppe Fiorello or Fiorellino (born 12 March 1969), is an Italian actor.

Giuseppe Fiorello
Giuseppe Fiorello
Born (1969-03-12) 12 March 1969 (age 55)
Catania, Sicily, Italy
NationalityItalian
Other namesBeppe Fiorello
Fiorellino
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • director
  • producer

Career

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Fiorello was born in Catania, Sicily, the youngest of four children.[1] 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.[2] 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, Lo scandalo della Banca Romana and Volare in which he portrayed singer Domenico Modugno.

In 2023, he released his directorial debut Fireworks, a film based on the Giarre murder of two young boyfriends in Sicily in the 80s.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Kaputt Mundi Gaetano Malacozza
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley Silvana's fiancé
2000 A Chinese in a Coma Nicola "Niki" Renda
2001 Tre mogli Miguelito
2008 The Brave Men Luigi Infantino
2009 Baarìa Dollar seller Cameo appearance
2010 Lost Kisses Giulio
2011 Terraferma Nino
Happy Feet Two Mumble (voice) Italian dub; voice role
2012 Magnificent Presence Filippo Verni
2013 Welcome Mr. President Center-right leader Cameo appearance
L'oro di Scampia Renzo Capuano
Se chiudo gli occhi non sono più qui Ennio
2016 Era d'estate Paolo Borsellino
2017 Chi m'ha visto Martino Piccione
2021 L'afide e la formica Michele Scimone

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Ultimo Domenico "Parsifal" Nocelli Miniseries
2002 La guerra è finita Ettore Gigli Miniseries
2005 L'uomo sbagliato Daniele Baroni Miniseries
Il Cuore nel Pozzo Ettore Miniseries
2006 Joe Petrosino Joe Petrosino Television film
Crimini Bruno Costa Episode: "Troppi equivoci"
2007 St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor Giuseppe Moscati Miniseries
2008 Il bambino della domenica Marcello La Spada Television film
2010 La leggenda del bandito e del campione Sante Pollastri Miniseries
2013 Volare: La grande storia di Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno Miniseries
2015 L'angelo di Sarajevo Marco De Luca Television film
2019 Il mondo sulle spalle Marco Parisi Television film
2020 Gli orologi del diavolo Marco Merani Main role; 8 episodes

References

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  1. ^ RAI International Online, Interview with Beppe Fiorello, 17 December 2009
  2. ^ RAI International Online
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