Giorgio Pasotti (born 22 June 1973) is an Italian actor and former martial arts athlete.

Life and career

Born in

Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como ...

, Pasotti started performing martial arts at a very young age, practicing

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

and kobudo and became European and World champion of wushu.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . He speaks five languages. Between 1994 and 1996 he lived in China, where, while studying at the

Beijing Sport University Beijing Sport University (BSU) (), formerly known as "Central Institute of Physical Education" () and "Beijing Institute of Physical Education" (), is a nation-level public university located in Beijing, China. It is one of the National Key Univ ...

, he made his film debut in ''

American Shaolin ''American Shaolin'' is a 1992 American martial arts film directed by Lucas Lowe and starring (among others) Reese Madigan, Kim Chan and Daniel Dae Kim. Plot During a martial arts tournament, the American finalist Drew Carson (Reese Madigan) is ...

'' and appeared in several other

martial arts film Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature numerous martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expres ...

s. Back in Italy, Pasotti continued his film career appearing in

art film An art film (or arthouse film) is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primarily f ...

s, blockbusters, television series and commercials. In 2005 he was appointed Shooting Star at the

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

. The same year, he was nominated at

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

for

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to th ...

for his performance in '' After Midnight''.

Selected filmography

* '' Treasure Hunt'' (1994) * ''

Drunken Master III ''Drunken Master III'' is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Andy Lau, Michelle Reis, Willie Chi, Simon Yam, Lau Kar-leung, Adam Cheng and Gordon Liu. This film was quickly produced after director Lau and Ja ...

'' (1994) * ''

Ecco fatto ''Ecco fatto'' is a 1998 Italian film directed by Gabriele Muccino. Plot Cast * Giorgio Pasotti: Matteo * Claudio Santamaria: Piterone * Barbora Bobuľová: Margherita * Enrico Silvestrin: Paolo * Ginevra Colonna: Floriana * Stefano Abba ...

'' (1998) * ''

Little Teachers ''Little Teachers'' ( it, I piccoli maestri) is a 1998 Italian war drama film written and directed by Daniele Luchetti. Based on the novel ''I piccoli maestri'' by Luigi Meneghello, it entered the main competition at the 55th Venice International F ...

'' (1998) * '' The Last Kiss'' (2001) * '' After Midnight'' (2004) * ''

To Sleep Next To Her ''To Sleep Next To Her'' ( it, Volevo solo dormirle addosso) is a 2004 Italian drama film directed by Eugenio Cappuccio. It entered the Midnight section at the 61st Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Giorgio Pasotti as Marco Pressi * C ...

'' (2004) * '' The Roses of the Desert'' (2006) * ''

Salty Air ''Salty Air'' ( it, L'aria salata) is a 2006 Italian drama film written and directed by Alessandro Angelini and starring Giorgio Pasotti, Giorgio Colangeli and Michela Cescon. The film entered the competition at the 2006 Rome Film Festival, in whi ...

'' (2006) * ''

Baciami ancora ''Kiss Me Again'' ( it, Baciami ancora) is a 2010 Italian film written and directed by Gabriele Muccino. The film, a sequel to '' The Last Kiss'', was released in theaters on 29 January 2010. In its opening weekend the film grossed €3,119,351 ...

'' (2010) * ''

Anita Garibaldi Anita Garibaldi (, ; 30 August 1821 – 4 August 1849), born Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro, was a Brazilian republican revolutionary. She was the wife and comrade-in-arms of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. Their partnership epitomized ...

'' (2012) * ''

The Great Beauty ''The Great Beauty'' ( it, La grande bellezza ) is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in com ...

'' (2013) * ''Diary of a Well-to-do Maniac'' (2013) * '' Sapore di te'' (2014) * ''

A Fairy-Tale Wedding ''A Fairy-Tale Wedding'' ( it, Un matrimonio da favola) is a 2014 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Adriano Giannini as Luca Maggi *Ricky Memphis as Daniele Baldini *Paola Minaccioni as Paola De Donno *Andrea Osvárt as ...

'' (2014) * ''

Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle ''Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle'' ( nl, Tulipani, Liefde, Eer en een Fiets) is a 2017 Dutch comedy film, written by Peter van Wijk and directed by Mike van Diem. It was shortlisted by the EYE Film Institute Netherlands as one of the eight ...

'' (2017)

References

External links

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Diary of a Well-to-do Maniac
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