Massimiliano Gallo (born 19 June 1968) is an Italian actor and singer.

Biography

Son of singer

Nunzio Gallo Nunzio Gallo (25 March 1928 – 22 February 2008) was an Italian singer. He was born in Naples and represented his country in the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, coming 6th. The song he performed, "Corde Della Mia Chitarra", is famous for being the ...

, he made his debut in

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...

at the age of five and was already the star of several TV series for children shot for

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. In 1988 he founded, together with his brother Gianfranco, the "Gallo Company", their theatrical company. After more than 35 years on stage, Gallo debuted on movie screens in 2008, directed by his friend and colleague

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. In the following years, he worked with directors like

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and

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. He also took part to

Paolo Sorrentino Paolo Sorrentino (; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. His 2013 film ''The Great Beauty'' won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the Bafta Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In Italy he was honoure ...

's series ''

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''. In 2017 he gave his voice to the vicious druglord Salvatore Lo Giusto in the animated film ''

Cinderella the Cat ''Cinderella the Cat'' (Italian: ''Gatta Cenerentola'') is a 2017 Italian adult animated crime drama film directed by Alessandro Rak (who previously directed '' The Art of Happiness''), Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri and Dario Sansone, loosely b ...

''.

Selected filmography

Film

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Fort Apache Napoli ''Fort Apache Napoli'' ( it, Fortapàsc) is a 2009 Italian biographical film directed by Marco Risi about the fight against the Camorra and subsequent assassination of journalist Giancarlo Siani, played by Libero De Rienzo. Plot The film tells ...

'' (2009) * '' Loose Cannons'' (2010) * ''

Mozzarella Stories ''Mozzarella Stories'' is a 2011 Italian neo noir-comedy film written and directed by Edoardo De Angelis. It was entered into the main competition at the 38th São Paulo International Film Festival. Cast * Luisa Ranieri: Sofia *Luca Zingarett ...

'' (2011) * ''

Kryptonite! ''Kryptonite!'' ( it, La kryptonite nella borsa) is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Ivan Cotroneo. Cast * Valeria Golino as Rosaria * Cristiana Capotondi as Titina * Luca Zingaretti as Antonio * Antonia Truppo as Valeria * Libero De Ri ...

'' (2011) * ''

Magnificent Presence ''Magnificent Presence'' ( it, Magnifica presenza, also known as ''A Magnificent Haunting'') is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. Plot Pietro Pontechievello is a gay man who rents a large house in the historic center of Rome ...

'' (2012) * '' Perez.'' (2014) * ''

Si accettano miracoli ''Si accettano miracoli'' is a 2015 Italian comedy film starring and directed by Alessandro Siani. The film was released on January 1, 2015 to generally positive reviews and favorable responses. Plot Fulvio arrives in a small town in Campania, aft ...

'' (2015) * ''

Me, Myself and Her ''Me, Myself and Her'' ( it, Io e lei ) is a 2015 comedy-drama film written and directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi and starring Margherita Buy and Sabrina Ferilli. Plot Marina and Federica have been in a relationship for five years and seem to be ...

'' (2015) * ''

Per amor vostro ''Per amor vostro'' () is a 2015 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe M. Gaudino. It was screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. For her performance Valeria Golino won the Volpi Cup for Best A ...

'' (2015) * ''

'' (2017) * '' Reckless'' (2018) * ''

The Mayor of Rione Sanità ''The Mayor of Rione Sanità'' ( it, Il sindaco del Rione Sanità) is a 2019 Italian crime drama film directed by Mario Martone, based on the 1960 play of the same name by Eduardo De Filippo. The film is intended as a modern take on the play, ...

'' (2019)

TV

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Un caso di coscienza ''Un caso di coscienza'' (Italian for ''A matter of conscience'') is a 1970 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is based on the Leonardo Sciascia's short story with the same name, which is part of the collect ...

'' (2013) * ''

'', episode 01x06 (2016)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallo, Massimiliano 1968 births Living people Male actors from Naples Italian male film actors Italian male singers 21st-century Italian male actors