Salvatore Termini (born 6 April 1967 in

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) is an Italian actor best known for his role as "Giovanni Trapani", nicknamed "King Kong", in two

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dramatic films directed by

Marco Risi Marco Risi (born 4 June 1951) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cinematographer. Born in Milan, he is son of director Dino Risi. After graduating from Liceo Scientifico, Risi joined the faculty of philosophy, but aband ...

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Mery per sempre ''Forever Mary'' ( it, Mery per sempre), is an Italian dramatic film directed by Marco Risi and released in 1989. It stars Michele Placido, Claudio Amendola, Alessandra Di Sanzo, Francesco Benigno, Roberto Mariano, Maurizio Prollo, Filippo Ge ...

" (" Forever Mary"),Orgoglio, rimpianti e progetti dei ragazzi di sedici anni fa
in which Termini made his acting debut, and its sequel, "

Ragazzi fuori ''Boys on the Outside'' ( it, Ragazzi fuori, idiomatically ''Hustlers Outside'') is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi in the neo-neorealistic style and written by Aurelio Grimaldi. Released in 1990, it is the sequel to the 1989 film ...

". They were both set in Palermo where Termini was born. He grew up in the bleak, economically deprived quarter of

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which features prominently in "Ragazzi Fuori". In 2012 he returned to television with a role as a hitman in the series "Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi 4" with Giuseppe Garziano.

Filmography

* '' Forever Mary'' (1989) * ''

Boys on the Outside ''Boys on the Outside'' ( it, Ragazzi fuori, idiomatically ''Hustlers Outside'') is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi in the neo-neorealistic style and written by Aurelio Grimaldi. Released in 1990, it is the sequel to the 1989 film ...

'' (1990) * ''Ultimo respiro'' (1992) * ''

Vite perdute ''The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects'' ( it, Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori), often simply known as ''The Lives'' ( it, Le Vite), is a series of artist biographies written by 16th-ce ...

'' (1992) * '' Anni 90: Parte II'' (1993) * ''

The Whores ''The Whores'' ( scn, Le buttane) is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Aurelio Grimaldi. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Liuccia and Blu Blu "beat" on the street; Veronica and Minuccia practice in a clandestine broth ...

'' (1994) * ''Enzo, domani a Palermo'', documentary in which he portrays himself (1999) * ''Arresti domiciliari'' (2000) * ''Il latitante'' (2003)

Filmography

Television

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