Giovanni Esposito (born 14 June 1970) is an Italian actor, comedian, and cabaret artist. He works in theater, cinema, and television.
Biography
Esposito was born in
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
and studied acting there. From 1993 to 1995, he attended the Academy of Dramatic Art at the
Teatro Bellini in Naples. From 1991, he was seen in various TV productions on Italian television, including small roles on the ''Pippo Chennedy Show'', ''Mai dire...'', as well as with ''
Gialappa's Band
Gialappa's Band is the name used by Marco Santin (born 11 February 1962 in Milan), Carlo Taranto (born 16 December 1961 in Milan), and Giorgio Gherarducci (born 1 November 1963 in Milan), the Italian trio of TV and radio commentators.
Overvi ...
''. National and international projects followed, including supporting roles in
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (; born 2 May 1973) is an Academy Award-winning German and Austrian film director. He is best known for writing and directing the 2006 dramatic thriller ''Das Leben der Anderen (The L ...
's 2010 film ''
The Tourist'' and Tomy Wigand's comedy ' (2012).
In 2009, Esposito made the short film ''Bisesto'', which was nominated for a
David di Donatello for Best Short Film award.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Italian male film actors
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