Giuseppe "Pino" Quartullo (born 12 July 1957) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright.

Life and career

Born in

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, after getting a degree in architecture, Quartullo graduated in directing at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts and then studied at the Drama Laboratory of

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. He debuted on stage with Aldo Trionfo, serving both as an actor and as assistant director. In 1983 he founded the stage company La Festa Mobile, serving as actor, director, and playwright. In 1985 Quartullo co-directed with Stefano Reali ''Exit'', which was nominated for the

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. He made his feature film directorial debut in 1992, with the comedy film ''Quando eravamo repressi'', and from then he directed a number of comedy-dramas, inspired to golden age

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. Quartullo has also had a rare career as a dubber. He dubbed Jim Carrey in two of his 1994 feature films, '' The Mask'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

In the mid-1990s, Quartullo was in a relationship with actress

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. They had one daughter, Emma (born 1996). Since 2010, Quartullo has been married to journalist Margherita Romaniello.

Selected filmography

* '' Secondo Ponzio Pilato'' (1987) * ''

Little Misunderstandings ''Piccoli equivoci'' (internationally released as ''Little Misunderstandings'') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was shown at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, in the section "Quinzaine des Réalisateurs". For this film ...

'' (1989) * '' When We Were Repressed'' (1992, also director and screenwriter) * '' Women Don't Want To'' (1993, also director and screenwriter) * ''

Love Story with Cramps ''Love Story with Cramps'' ( it, Storie d'amore con i crampi) is a 1995 Italian romantic comedy film written and directed by Pino Quartullo. Plot Cast * Pino Quartullo as Francesco * Chiara Caselli as Marcella/Amanda * Sergio Rubini as Rob ...

'' (1995, also director and screenwriter) * '' We'll Really Hurt You'' (1998, also director and screenwriter) * ''

Lo zio d'America ''Lo zio d'America'' is an Italian television series. Cast *Christian De Sica: Massimo Ricciardi *Ornella Muti: Maria Monticelli *Lorella Cuccarini: Francesca *Eleonora Giorgi: Beatrice Ricciardi *Rosanna Banfi: Mercedes Ricciardi * Karin Proia ...

'' (TV, 2002-2006) * ''

What Will Happen to Us ''What Will Happen to Us'' ( it, Che ne sarà di noi) is a 2004 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Plot In Rome three friends end to give the exams in last year of grammar high school, and grant a lovely summer holiday ...

'' (2004) * '' Never Again as Before'' (2005) * '' Amiche mie'' (TV, 2008) * '' The Youngest Son'' (2010)

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