Paolo De Vita (born 29 June 1957) is an Italian film and television actor. Born in Bari, he debuted on television in 1984 with the TV series ''Aeroporto internazionale'' (International Airport), followed by the 1985 miniseries ''Un siciliano in Sicilia'' (A Sicilian in Sicily) directed by Pino Passalacqua. He also appeared in ''

Don Matteo ''Don Matteo'' ( en, Father Matthew) is an Italian television series that has been airing on Rai 1, Italian national television's first channel, since 2000. History The protagonist of the series is Father Matteo (portrayed by Terence Hill), a ...

'' and the 2007 television series ''

Nebbie e delitti ''Nebbie e delitti'' is an Italian crime television series. It is distributed as ''Fog and Crimes'' in the United States and Canada. Cast *Luca Barbareschi: Inspector Soneri *Natasha Stefanenko: Angela Cornelio *Gianluca Gobbi: Juvara *Giuseppe ...

'' (Killings and Mists). In 2011 he was part of the cast of the television series '' R.I.S. Roma 2 - Delitti imperfetti'' (RIS Rome 2 - Imperfect Crimes) directed by Francis Micciche. De Vita has also had a substantial career in film, an early role being in the neo-realist film ''Il giudice ragazzino'' (The Boy Judge) in 1994. In 2001 he appeared in

Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at the ...

's ''

La stanza del figlio ''The Son's Room'' ( it, La stanza del figlio) is a 2001 Italian film directed, written and produced by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son. It was filmed in and around the ci ...

'' (The Son's Room). He has since moved into English language cinema, playing

Edward de Vere Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (; 12 April 155024 June 1604) was an English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era. Oxford was heir to the second oldest earldom in the kingdom, a court favourite for a time, a sought-after patron of ...

's loyal Italian retainer, in the

Roland Emmerich Roland Emmerich (; born 10 November 1955) is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is widely known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the industry. His films, most of wh ...

film ''

Anonymous Anonymous may refer to: * Anonymity, the state of an individual's identity, or personally identifiable information, being publicly unknown ** Anonymous work, a work of art or literature that has an unnamed or unknown creator or author * Anonym ...

'' (2011).Geoff Berkshire, 'Anonymous' review: A Shakespearean soap opera for conspiracy buffs, ''Metromix'', 2011.

Filmography

Cinema

*'' La visione del Sabba'' - directed by

Marco Bellocchio Marco Bellocchio (; born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Life and career Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schooltea ...

(1988) *'' Il nodo alla cravatta'' - directed by

Alessandro Di Robilant Alessandro Di Robilant (born 23 October 1953) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed eleven films since 1985. His 1994 film '' Law of Courage'' was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the ...

(1991) *'' La riffa'' - directed by

Francesco Laudadio Francesco Laudadio (2 January 1950 – 6 April 2005) was an Italian director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Born in Mola di Bari, graduated in philosophy, Laudadio started his career as a script supervisor and an assistant director ...

(1993) *'' Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima'' - directed by

Maurizio Ponzi Maurizio Ponzi (born 8 May 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinema critic. Born in Rome, he wrote cinema reviews in several Italian magazines during the early 1960s. He worked as assistant director in Pier Paolo Pasolini's epi ...

(1994) *''

Il giudice ragazzino ''Law of Courage'' ( it, Il giudice ragazzino, literally "the kid judge") is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Alessandro Di Robilant. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Blue Angel Award. For thi ...

'' - directed by

(1994) *'' La seconda volta'' - directed by

Mimmo Calopresti Mimmo Calopresti (born 4 January 1955 in Polistena, Calabria) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has directed 16 films since 1987. His film ''The Second Time'' was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Sele ...

(1995) *''

Intolerance Intolerance may refer to: * Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity (also called hypersensitivity reaction or intolerance) refers to undesirable reactions produced by the normal immune system, including allergies and autoimmunity. They are usual ...

'' - directed by

Cosimo Alemà Cosimo Alemà (born 1970) is an Italian film director and music video director. Biography Cosimo Alemà began working in music videos in the early 1990s, and after several years as an assistant director, he founded his own production company "The ...

and Paolo Ameli (1996) *''

Artemisia - passione estrema Artemisia may refer to: People * Artemisia I of Caria (fl. 480 BC), queen of Halicarnassus under the First Persian Empire, naval commander during the second Persian invasion of Greece * Artemisia II of Caria (died 350 BC), queen of Caria under t ...

'' - directed by

Agnès Merlet Agnès Merlet (born 4 January 1959) is a French film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vi ...

(1997) *''

La classe non è acqua LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

'' - directed by

Cecilia Calvi Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born ...

(1997) *''

Mare largo A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four y ...

'' - directed by

Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani Ferdinando may refer to: Politics * Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549–1609) * Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610–1670) * Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (1663–1713), eldest son of Cosimo ...

(1998) *''

La stanza dello scirocco ''The Room of the Scirocco'' ( it, La stanza dello scirocco) is a 1998 Italian romantic comedy film written and directed by Maurizio Sciarra. It is based on the novel with the same name by Domenico Campana. The film won two Nastro d'Argento Awar ...

'' - directed by

Maurizio Sciarra Maurizio Sciarra (born 15 April 1955) is an Italian film director. Awards He was awarded the Golden Leopard at the 2001 Locarno International Film Festival for ''Off to the Revolution by a 2CV ''Off to the Revolution by a 2CV'' ( it, Alla ri ...

(1998) *''

La parola amore esiste ''Notes of Love'' ( it, La parola amore esiste, french: Mots d'amour, also known as ''The Word Love Exists'' and ''Love Notes'') is a 1998 Italian-French romance film directed by Mimmo Calopresti. For her performance Valeria Bruni Tedeschi won the ...

'' - directed by

(1998) *''

Matrimoni ''Marriages'' ( it, Matrimoni) is a 1998 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Cristina Comencini. For her performance Cecilia Dazzi won the David di Donatello for best supporting actress.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei vive ...

'' - directed by

Cristina Comencini Cristina Comencini (; born 8 May 1956) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and novelist. Biography She is one of four daughters of Italian film director Luigi Comencini. She attended with her sisters the Lycée français Chateaubriand (Rome) ...

(1998) *''

La patinoire ''The Ice Rink'' (french: La Patinoire) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint. It stars Tom Novembre, Mireille Perrier, Dolores Chaplin, Marie-France Pisier, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Gilbert Melki, and Bruce Campbell. Ca ...

'' - directed by

Jean-Philippe Toussaint Jean-Philippe Toussaint (29 November 1957, Brussels) is a Belgian novelist, photographer and filmmaker. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and he has had his photographs displayed in Brussels and Japan. Toussaint won t ...

(1998) *'' Femminile, singolare'' - directed by Claudio Del Punta (2000) *''

'' - directed by

(2001) *'' L'ultima lezione'' - directed by Massimo Martella and

Fabio Rosi Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...

(2001) *''

La vita degli altri LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

'' - directed by Nicola De Rinaldo (2002) *''

La meglio gioventù ''The Best of Youth'' ( it, La meglio gioventù) is a 2003 Italian cinema, Italian historical drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana and written by Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli. A family saga set in Italy from 1966 through 2003, it chr ...

'' - directed by

Marco Tullio Giordana Marco Tullio Giordana (born 1 October 1950) is an Italian Film director, director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Milan, during the 1970s he approaches the cinema by collaborating on the screenplay of Roberto Faenza's 1977 documentary ''F ...

(2003) *'' Amorfù'' - directed by Emanuela Piovano (2003) *'' Zinanà'' directed by Pippo Mezzapesa (short) (2004) *'' L'aria'' - directed by Daniele Prato (short) (2005) *'' Mai + come prima'' - directed by

Giacomo Campiotti Giacomo Campiotti (Varese, 8 July 1957) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Biography Giacomo Campiotti was born in Varese in 1957 and graduated in Pedagogy at the University of Bologna. He worked for several years in the theater, makin ...

(2005) *''

Il caimano ''The Caiman'' ( it, Il caimano, referring to the caiman) is a 2006 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti and starring Silvio Orlando and Margherita Buy. Focusing on Silvio Berlusconi's vicissitudes, it was released just before t ...

'' - directed by

(2006) *'' Antonio guerriero di Dio'' - directed by Antonello Belluco (2006) *''

Nuovomondo ''Nuovomondo'' (literally "new world" in Italian language, Italian; English world-wide title ''Golden Door'') is a 2006 drama film based on a family's migration from Italy to New York City, United States, U.S.A. at the beginning of the 20th century ...

'' - directed by

Emanuele Crialese Emanuele Crialese (born 27 May 1965) is an Italian screenwriter and film director. He is a native of Rome and studied filmmaking in New York City. Biography Emanuele Crialese was born on July 26, 1965 in Rome to Sicilian parents. He studied filmm ...

(2006) (voice) *'' L'aria salata'' - directed by

Alessandro Angelini Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...

(2006) *'' Facciamola finita'' - directed by Manrico Gammarota (short) (2008) *''

Made in Italy Made in Italy is a merchandise mark indicating that a product is all planned, manufactured and packed in Italy, especially concerning the design, fashion, food, manufacturing, craftsmanship, and engineering industries. History Made in Italy ...

'' - directed by

Stéphane Giusti Stéphane is a male French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. Notable people with this given name include: * Stéphane Adam (born 1969), French footballer * Stéphane Agbre Dasse (born 1989), Burkinabé football player * Stéphane Allagno ...

(2008) *''

Imago mortis ''Imago Mortis'' is a 2009 Italian-Spanish film directed by Stefano Bessoni. The supernatural thriller stars Geraldine Chaplin and is the first major screen appearance of her daughter, Oona. Richard Stanley, one of the film's scriptwriters descri ...

'' - directed by Stefano Bessoni (2009) *'' Alza la testa'' - directed by

(2009) *'' Indovina chi sposa mia figlia'' - directed by Neele Leana Vollmar (2009) *'' Qualche nuvola'' - directed by Saverio Di Biagio (2011) *'' Che bella giornata'' - directed by

Gennaro Nunziante Gennaro Nunziante is an Italian film director. He directed the three highest-grossing Italian films in Italy headed by ''Quo Vado?''. Career He teamed up with Checco Zalone to write '' Cado dalle nubi'' (2009), with Zalone starring and Nunzian ...

(2011) *''

'' - directed by

(2011) *'' To Rome With Love'' - directed by

Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...

(2012)

Television

*'' Aeroporto internazionale'' (1984) *'' Un siciliano in Sicilia'' - directed by Pino Passalacqua (1987) *'' Un inviato molto speciale'' - directed by

Vittorio De Sisti Vittorio De Sisti (23 November 1940 – 22 April 2006) was a Libyan-born Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Darna, Libya, De Sisti entered the cinema industry in 1962 as a sound engineer. In 1966, after graduating from the Centro S ...

(1991) *'' Ma tu mi vuoi bene?'' - directed by

Marcello Fondato Marcello Fondato (8 January 1924 – 13 November 2008) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 46 films between 1958 and 1986. He also directed ten films between 1968 and 1992. His 1970 film '' Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna ...

e Nancy Fondato (1991) *'' L'ombra della sera'' - directed by

Cinzia Th. Torrini Cinzia may refer to: *Cinzia De Carolis (born 1960), Italian actress and voice actress *Cinzia Casiraghi, Professor in Nanoscience, University of Manchester, UK and National Graphene Institute in the UK *Cinzia Cavazzuti (born 1973), Italian forme ...

(1994) *'' Torniamo a casa'' - directed by

Valerio Jalongo Valerio Jalongo (born 11 May 1960) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Jalongo was born in Rome. Graduated in Philosophy, he attended the Gaumont School of Cinema, founded by producer Renzo Rossellini, and also studie ...

(1999) *'' Vola Sciusciù'' - directed by

Joseph Sargent Joseph Sargent (born Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente; July 22, 1925 – December 22, 2014) was an American film director. Though he directed many television movies, his best known feature-length works were arguably the action movie '' White Ligh ...

(2000) *'' Giochi pericolosi'', directed by

Alfredo Angeli Alfredo Angeli (7 August 1927, in Livorno – 25 November 2005, in Rome) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Livorno, Angeli entered the cinema industry in 1958, being the assistant director of Luigi Zampa in ''The City Stands Tr ...

- film TV (2000) *''

'' - directed by

Andrea Barzini Andrea Barzini (born 14 December 1952) is an Italian film and television director, screenwriter and producer. He is the son of Italian journalist and politician Luigi Barzini Jr. and the father of Italian writer Chiara Barzini. Filmography * ''De ...

(2000) *''

Angelo il custode ''Angelo il custode'' (Italian: ''The Guardian Angel'') is a 2001 Italian comedy television series directed by Gianfrancesco Lazotti and starring Lino Banfi as Angelo De Vita, an Italian in Argentina who must return home to prove to the Italia ...

'' - directed by

Gianfrancesco Lazotti Gianfrancesco Lazotti (born 2 March 1957) is an Italian film screenwriter and director. Born in Rome, Lazotti studied at DAMS in Bologna and apprenticed as assistant director to many well-known Italian directors, including Ettore Scola and D ...

(2001) *'' La guerra è finita'' - directed by

Lodovico Gasparini Lodovico is an Italian masculine given name, and may refer to: * Cigoli (1559–1613), Italian painter and architect * Lodovico, Count Corti (1823–1888), Italian diplomat * Lodovico Agostini (1534–1590), Italian composer * Lodovico Altieri (180 ...

(2002) *''

Tutto in quella notte Tutto can refer to: ;Music *Tutto Live, album by Gianna Nannini *Tutto è possibile, debut album studio by Finley *Tutto Tony Tammaro, greatest hits album by Neapolitan parody singer-songwriter Tony Tammaro *Tutto Fabrizio De André, first album rel ...

'' - directed by

Massimo Spano Massimo, also Massimino, and Massimine () is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Massimo Agostinelli (Max Agos) (born 1987), Swiss based Italian American artist, entrepreneur and activist *Massimo Ago ...

(2002) *''

Maria Goretti Maria Teresa Goretti (; October 16, 1890 – July 6, 1902) is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Catholic Church, and one of the youngest saints to be canonized. She was born to a farming family. Her father died when she was nine, and the family ...

'' - directed by

Giulio Base Giulio Base (born 6 December 1964) is an Italian film director. He has received two doctorates, one in Literature and Philosophy and another in Theology, and has been a member of Mensa International since 1996. Career Base began his career a ...

(2003) *'' Maigret: La trappola'' - directed by

Renato De Maria Renato De Maria (born 1958) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than ten films since 1991. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Maria, Renato 1958 births Living people Italian ...

(2004) *'' Maigret: L'ombra cinese'' - directed by

(2004) *'' Don Matteo 6'' - directed by Carmine Elia (2006) *'' Nebbie e delitti 3'' - directed by

Riccardo Donna Riccardo is a male given name, Italian language, Italian version of Ricardo or Richard. It also may be a surname. It means "Powerful Leader". It may refer to: People A–L *Riccardo Antoniazzi (1853–1912), Italian violin maker *Riccardo Bacche ...

(2007) *'' Crimini: La doppia vita di Natalia Blum'' - directed by

Anna Negri Anna Negri (born 9 December 1964) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Venice, she is the daughter of the Marxist sociologist and political philosopher Antonio Negri.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. ...

(2009) *'' R.I.S. Roma 2 - Delitti imperfetti'' - directed by Francesco Miccichè (2011) *'' 6 passi nel giallo - Souvenirs'' - directed by

Lamberto Bava Lamberto Bava (born 3 April 1944) is an Italian film director. Born in Rome, Bava began working as an assistant director for his director father Mario Bava. Lamberto co-directed the 1979 television film ''La Venere d'Ille'' with his father and in ...

(2012)

Notes

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