Pietro Sermonti (born 25 October 1971) is an Italian stage, film and television actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, Sermonti is the son of writer of Tuscan and Sicilian descent, and businesswoman Samaritana Rattazzi from Piedmont, a daughter of

Susanna Agnelli Susanna Agnelli, Contessa Rattazzi, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (24 April 1922 – 15 May 2009) was an Italian politician, businesswoman and writer. She was the first woman to be appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in Italy. Early life Born ...

. He was a promising footballer in the

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

' youth team, but had to give up a professional career because of health problems. After graduating from Lycee Chateaubriand de Rome, he enrolled at several drama laboratories and attended the

Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (originally the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute) is an acting school founded in 1969 by actor, director, and acting teacher Lee Strasberg. The Institute is located in Union Square on East 15th Street, ...

. Sermonti made his professional debut on stage in ''Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana'', directed by

Luca Ronconi Luca Ronconi (8 March 1933 – 21 February 2015) was an Italian actor, theater director, and opera director. Biography Ronconi was born in Sousse, Tunisia. After growing up in Tunisia, where his mother was a school teacher, Ronconi graduated ...

. He had his breakout in 2003, with the role of Guido Zanin in the TV-series ''

Un medico in famiglia ''Un medico in famiglia'' (English: ''A doctor in the family'') is an Italian television series, based on the format of the Spanish series of Telecinco ''Médico de familia'', produced by Publispei and Rai Fiction. The series aired for ten seaso ...

''.

Selected filmography

*'' Tre mogli'' (2001) *''

Amore, bugie e calcetto ''Amore, bugie e calcetto'' (also known as ''Love, Soccer and Other Catastrophes'' and ''Love, Lies & Calcetto'') is a 2008 Italian comedy film directed by Luca Lucini. Plot Seven friends, every week, have an appointment that they cannot, and ...

'' (2008) *''

Un amore di strega ''Un amore di strega'' () was an Italian TV movie from 2009, in which Alessia Marcuzzi, Pietro Sermonti, Anna Galiena and Luca Ward were the main cast. Plot On her 30th birthday Carlotta, an organizer of weddings, discovers that her boyfriend is ...

'' (2009) *'' Boris: The Film'' (2011) *''

ReWined ''ReWined'' ( it, Vinodentro) is a 2013 neo-noir film written and directed by Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani and starring Vincenzo Amato and Giovanna Mezzogiorno. It is based on the novel ''Vino dentro'' by Fabio Marcotto. Plot Cast * Vinc ...

'' (2013) *''

I Can Quit Whenever I Want ''I Can Quit Whenever I Want'' ( it, Smetto quando voglio) is a 2014 Italian crime comedy film directed by Sydney Sibilia. It was followed by two sequels, subtitled ''Masterclass'' and ''Ad Honorem'', both released in 2017. Plot Pietro Zinni, a ...

'' (2014) *''

Happily Mixed Up ''Happily Mixed Up'' ( it, Confusi e felici) is a 2014 Italian comedy film directed by Massimiliano Bruno. Cast *Claudio Bisio as Marcello *Marco Giallini as Nazareno *Anna Foglietta as Silvia *Massimiliano Bruno as Pasquale * Paola Minaccioni as ...

'' (2014) *''

Ever Been to the Moon? ''Ever Been to the Moon?'' ( it, Sei mai stata sulla Luna?) is a 2015 Italian romantic comedy film written and directed by Paolo Genovese and starring Raoul Bova and Liz Solari. The theme song "Sei mai stata sulla Luna?" by Francesco De Gregori w ...

'' (2015) *'' I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass'' (2017) *'' I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem'' (2017)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sermonti, Pietro 1971 births Agnelli family 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Male actors from Rome Living people