Claudio Gioè (born 27 January 1975 in

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) is an

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actor of the cinema, theatre and television.

Career

Gioè made his acting debut in the 1997 film "Qui" and has since performed in many other films such as "I cento passi" ("

One Hundred Steps ''I cento passi'' (English: ''One Hundred Steps'' or ''The Hundred Steps'') is an Italian film released in 2000, directed by Marco Tullio Giordana about the life of Giuseppe Impastato, Peppino Impastato, a left-wing political activist who opposed ...

", about the life of

Peppino Impastato Giuseppe "Peppino" Impastato (; January 5, 1948 – May 9, 1978), was an Italian political activist who opposed the Mafia, which ordered his murder in 1978. Childhood Giuseppe "Peppino" Impastato was born in Cinisi, in the then province of Pa ...

), "

La meglio gioventù ''The Best of Youth'' ( it, La meglio gioventù) is a 2003 Italian cinema, Italian historical drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana and written by Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli. A family saga set in Italy from 1966 through 2003, it chr ...

" ("The Best of Youth"), "Operazione Odissea" and "La matassa". Gioè, however, is best known to Italian viewers for his portrayal of

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boss

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in the 2007 television miniseries "

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" ("Boss of Bosses"). It was aired by

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in six parts. In 2009 Gioè had a starring role in another Mafia-related television miniseries, "Squadra antimafia- Palermo oggi", as vicequestore ''Ivan Di Meo''. One of his co-stars is actress Simona Cavallari. In 2010, he starred in the sequel "Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi 2". Gioè starred as a young priest with psychic powers in the popular Canale 5 miniseries ''Il tredicesimo apostolo'' which was aired in January and February 2012.

Filmography

Films

* '' The protagonists'' (1999) * ''

I cento passi ''I cento passi'' (English: ''One Hundred Steps'' or ''The Hundred Steps'') is an Italian film released in 2000, directed by Marco Tullio Giordana about the life of Peppino Impastato, a left-wing political activist who opposed the Mafia in Sicil ...

'' (2000) *'' St. Francis'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' Passato prossimo'' (2003) * ''

'' (2003) * '' Stai con me'' (2004) * '' ...e se domani'' (2005) * ''

Piano, solo ''Piano, solo'' is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Riccardo Milani. It is based on the book by Walter Veltroni ''Il disco del mondo - Vita breve di Luca Flores, musicista'' and it depicts real life events of jazz pianist and composer Luca ...

'' (2007) * ''

La straniera ''La straniera'' (''The Foreign Woman'') is an opera in two acts with music by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on the novel ''L'Étrangère'' (2 vols, 1825) by Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte d'Arlincourt, although ...

'' (2009) * ''

La matassa ''La matassa'' ("''The skein''") is a 2009 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giambattista Avellino and by Ficarra e Picone. The film was a box office success, ranking first for two weeks at the Italian box office and grossing $10,007,76 ...

'', (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2010) * '' The Mafia Kills Only in Summer'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015-2017) * '' Mom or Dad?'' (2017)

TV series

* ''

'' (2007) * '' Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi'' (2009-2010) * '' Il tredicesimo apostolo'' (2012-2014) * '' The Mafia Kills Only in Summer'' (2016)

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gioe, Claudio Living people 1975 births Male actors from Palermo Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni