Antonio Luigi Grimaldi, known as Antonello Grimaldi (born 14 August 1955) is an Italian actor, film and

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, and screenwriter.

Biography

Grimaldi was born on 14 August 1955 in Sassari on the island of

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. After receiving his

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in law in 1981, he moved to

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and attended the Gaumont School of Cinema, founded by producer Renzo Rossellini. He later taught

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at the Accademia di Belle Arti ( en, Academy of Fine Arts) in Sassari and film direction at the Scuola Golden in

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Career in film

Grimaldi's

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came in 1985 with ''Juke box''. In 1987, he was assistant director to

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for the

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'', starring

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and

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. In 1997, Grimaldi appeared in ''

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'', directed by

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. He then starred in two films directed by

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: ''

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'' (1998) and '' Come te nessuno mai'' (1999), where he played the role of the head of police. Also in 1999, he appeared in ''

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'', a biopic of a

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loosely based on the life of adult actress

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, starring Elisabetta Cavallotti, and directed by

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. In 2000, Grimaldi directed '' Un delitto impossibile'' ( en, An Impossible Crime), starring

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, and Silvio Muccino. Starting in 2001, he transitioned from film to television, directing the

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''Gli insoliti ignoti'' (2003), the television series '' Le stagioni del cuore'' (2004), and the television miniseries ''La moglie cinese'' (2006), as well as 33

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s of the

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''Distretto di Polizia'' from 2001 to 2007. Grimaldi returned to film in 2006, with his appearance in '' Il caimano'', directed by

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. In 2008, he directed Moretti,

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, and

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in '' Caos calmo'', and also

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red on the

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''Boris''. In 2009, Grimaldi directed the Canale 5

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'' Due mamme di troppo'' featuring Angela Finocchiaro and Barbara Matera. Grimaldi directed ''Il Commissario Zagaira'', a partly-humorous two-episode detective TV show subtitled "The Salento Murders", set in Lecce and the

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region of Italy, starring Lino Banfi as Commissario Pasquale Zagaria, and a cast that includes Ana Caterina Morariu as Nicoletta. The show was produced in 2010 by RTI and Alba Film, and distributed through

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''The Salento Murders''
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