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Corrado Fortuna (born 31 March 1978) is an Italian actor and director.


Career

Born in
Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
, Fortuna debuted in 2002 with the title role in the film ''
My Name Is Tanino ''My Name Is Tanino'' is a 2002 comedy film directed by Paolo Virzì. The picaresque plot is about Tanino, an Italian liberal arts student who falls in love with a young American tourist he meets in Sicily and decides to track her down in the Un ...
'', directed by Paolo Virzi, with whom he then worked as assistant director on the film ''
Caterina in the Big City ''Caterina va in città'' (English title: ''Caterina in the Big City'') is a 2003 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Virzì and written by Virzì and Francesco Bruni. Plot Caterina (Alice Teghil) is the 13-year-old only child of Gianc ...
'' in 2003. In the same year, he played the title role in an autobiographical drama film that marked the directorial debut by singer-songwriter
Franco Battiato Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes, a ...
, ''
Lost Love ''Lost Love'' ( it, Perdutoamor, also spelled ''Perduto amor'') is a 2003 Italian autobiographical drama film. It marked the directorial debut of singer-songwriter Franco Battiato. For this film Battiato won the Nastro d'Argento for best new di ...
''. Thanks to his performance in ''My Name Is Tanino'' and ''Lost Love'', in 2004 Fortuna won the "Guglielmo Biraghi" prize awarded by Italian Film Journalists Union. In the same year, he had a role in the film Alla luce del sole (the biography of Father
Pino Puglisi Giuseppe "Pino" Puglisi (, ; 15 September 1937 – 15 September 1993) was a Roman Catholic priest in the rough Palermo neighbourhood of Brancaccio. He openly challenged the Mafia who controlled the neighbourhood, and was killed by them on hi ...
, a priest murdered by
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), directed by
Roberto Faenza Roberto Faenza (born 21 February 1943) is an Italian film director. Born in Turin in 1943, Faenza received a degree in Political Science and a diploma at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Career Faenza made his directing debut in 1968 ...
with
Luca Zingaretti Luca Zingaretti (; born 11 November 1961) is an Italian actor and film director, known for playing Salvo Montalbano in the '' Inspector Montalbano'' mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea Camilleri. Zingaretti is a na ...
. In 2009 Fortuna returned to the cinema to star in Baaria, directed by
Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.Katz, Ephraim, "Italy," ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (New York: HarperRes ...
. In 2012 he had a small role in the film To Rome with Love directed by
Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...
. In 2014, he was among the lead actors in Scusate se esisto!, with
Paola Cortellesi Paola Cortellesi (born 24 November 1973 in Rome) is an Italian actress, singer, voice actress, and presenter. She has starred in about 20 movies as well as a number of theatrical shows, television shows, and radio shows. Biography Cortellesi debut ...
and
Raul Bova Raoul Bova (born 14 August 1971) is an Italian actor. Bova's European film breakthrough was in the 1993 film '' Piccolo grande amore'', and he's played romantic male leads the following years. His American film credits include '' Under the Tus ...
. Over the years, he developed simultaneously his acting career and his work as a director of documentaries and video clips. In 2014 he published his first novel, Un giorno sarai un posto bellissimo, published by
Baldini & Castoldi Baldini Castoldi Dalai Editore is an Italian publishing house, founded in 1897 and located under the arcades of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan. Baldini & Castoldi changed its name to Dalai Editore in 2011, and "Baldini & Castoldi" became a se ...
.


Cinema

* ''
My Name Is Tanino ''My Name Is Tanino'' is a 2002 comedy film directed by Paolo Virzì. The picaresque plot is about Tanino, an Italian liberal arts student who falls in love with a young American tourist he meets in Sicily and decides to track her down in the Un ...
'', director
Paolo Virzì Paolo Virzì (; born 4 March 1964) is an Italian film director, writer and producer. Early life and work Virzì was born in Livorno, Italy in 1964, as the son of a Sicily#Demographics, Sicilian police officer in the Carabinieri and a former sin ...
(2002) * '' Perduto amor'', director
Franco Battiato Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes, a ...
(2003) * '' Caterina va in città'' (assistant director ), director
Paolo Virzì Paolo Virzì (; born 4 March 1964) is an Italian film director, writer and producer. Early life and work Virzì was born in Livorno, Italy in 1964, as the son of a Sicily#Demographics, Sicilian police officer in the Carabinieri and a former sin ...
(2003) * '' Alla luce del sole'', director
Roberto Faenza Roberto Faenza (born 21 February 1943) is an Italian film director. Born in Turin in 1943, Faenza received a degree in Political Science and a diploma at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Career Faenza made his directing debut in 1968 ...
(2004) * '' Agente matrimoniale'', director
Christian Bisceglia Christian Bisceglia (born 18 November 1967) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born in a small town near Milan, but he is '' Messinese'' of adoption. Biography In 2019, he shoots in English, directed in collaboration with the di ...
(2006) * '' Aspettando il sole'', director Ago Panini (2008) * '' Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca'', director
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(2008) * '' Chi nasce tondo...'', director Alessandro Valori (2008) * ''
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'', director
Daniele Gangemi Daniele Gangemi (born 18 June 1980) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Biography Daniele Gangemi was born on 18 June 1980. At the age of fifteen he gets fascinated by the world of photography and starts experimenting ...
(2008) * '' Feisbum! Il film'' - Episodio: ''Maledetto tag'', director
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(2009) * '' Viola di mare'', director
Donatella Maiorca Donatella Maiorca (born September 13, 1957, in Messina) is an Italian film director. Career Donatella Maiorca began working as an actress and assistant director while she was a student of psychology at the Sapienza University of Rome. In 1981 sh ...
(2009) * '' Baarìa'', director
Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.Katz, Ephraim, "Italy," ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (New York: HarperRes ...
(2009) * '' I più grandi di tutti'', director Carlo Virzì (2011) * '' Si può fare l'amore vestiti?'', director Dario Acocella (2012) * '' To Rome with Love'', director
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(2012) * '' Amiche da morire'', director Giorgia Farina (2013) * '' Il capitale umano'', (assistant director) director
Paolo Virzì Paolo Virzì (; born 4 March 1964) is an Italian film director, writer and producer. Early life and work Virzì was born in Livorno, Italy in 1964, as the son of a Sicily#Demographics, Sicilian police officer in the Carabinieri and a former sin ...
(2013) * '' Un fidanzato per mia moglie'', director
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(2014) * '' Scusate se esisto!'', director
Riccardo Milani Riccardo Milani (born 15 April 1958) is an Italian film and television director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Milani began his career in 1985, as assistant director of Mario Monicelli in '' Let's Hope It's a Girl''. After b ...
(2014) * '' La leggenda di Bob Wind'', director Dario Baldi (2016) * '' Attesa e cambiamenti'', director Sergio Colabona (2016)


Television

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'', director
Riccardo Milani Riccardo Milani (born 15 April 1958) is an Italian film and television director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Milani began his career in 1985, as assistant director of Mario Monicelli in '' Let's Hope It's a Girl''. After b ...
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(2005) * '' Il commissario De Luca'', director
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Rai Uno Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream and general ...
(2007) * ''
Tutti pazzi per amore ''Tutti Pazzi Per Amore'' is an Italian television series that aired on Rai 1 from December 7, 2008 to January 1, 2012, consisting of three seasons. The show is set in Rome and follows the love story between a single father, Paolo Giorgi, and a ...
'', director
Riccardo Milani Riccardo Milani (born 15 April 1958) is an Italian film and television director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Milani began his career in 1985, as assistant director of Mario Monicelli in '' Let's Hope It's a Girl''. After b ...
e Laura Muscardin -
Rai Uno Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream and general ...
(2008-2009) * '' Tutti pazzi per amore 2'', director
Riccardo Milani Riccardo Milani (born 15 April 1958) is an Italian film and television director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Milani began his career in 1985, as assistant director of Mario Monicelli in '' Let's Hope It's a Girl''. After b ...
e Laura Muscardin -
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(2010) * '' Le cose che restano'', director
Gianluca Maria Tavarelli Gianluca Maria Tavarelli (born 27 September 1964) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Turin, Tavarelli was self-taught, initially producing several Super 8 and 16 mm short films. After directing several commerci ...
(2010) * '' Mia madre'', director
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(2010) * ''
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(2011) * '' Tutti pazzi per amore 3'', director Laura Muscardin
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(2011) (episodes 1 and 26) * '' Conosco un posticino'', (author) - Dove TV * '' Di padre in figlia'' director
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(2017)as: Giuseppe Nunzio: * '' Questo nostro amore 80'', director Luca Ribuoli -
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(2018) * ''
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Director

* ''Let Me Be'' - Videoclip of the Waines (2009) * ''Wooooo'' - Videoclip of the Waines (2010) * D'estate - Videoclip of Alessandro D'Orazi (2010) * Delicatamente - Videoclip dei MinikBros (2009) - * Isola Femmina - documentary (2005) - with Gaspare Pellegrino * Se penso a Casa - documentary (2010) - with Gaspare Pellegrino * La linea della palma - documentary (2012) - with Gaspare Pellegrino


Writer

* '' Un giorno sarai un posto bellissimo'' - novel - (2014) - published by
Baldini & Castoldi Baldini Castoldi Dalai Editore is an Italian publishing house, founded in 1897 and located under the arcades of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan. Baldini & Castoldi changed its name to Dalai Editore in 2011, and "Baldini & Castoldi" became a se ...


Awards

* ''Premio Guglielmo Biraghi'' for ''
My Name Is Tanino ''My Name Is Tanino'' is a 2002 comedy film directed by Paolo Virzì. The picaresque plot is about Tanino, an Italian liberal arts student who falls in love with a young American tourist he meets in Sicily and decides to track her down in the Un ...
'' and for ''
Lost Love ''Lost Love'' ( it, Perdutoamor, also spelled ''Perduto amor'') is a 2003 Italian autobiographical drama film. It marked the directorial debut of singer-songwriter Franco Battiato. For this film Battiato won the Nastro d'Argento for best new di ...
'' (2004) * Premio as best director to the ''Premio Italiano Videoclip Indipendente'' (Meeting degli Indipendenti di
Faenza Faenza (, , ; rgn, Fènza or ; la, Faventia) is an Italian city and comune of 59,063 inhabitants in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated southeast of Bologna. Faenza is home to a historical manufacture of majolica-ware glazed eart ...
) videoclip ''Let me be'' (2009)


Notes

:''This article originated as a translation of this version of its counterpart in the Italian-language Wikipedia.''


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortuna, Corrado Film people from Palermo 1978 births Living people Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian documentary filmmakers Male actors from Palermo