Libero De Rienzo (February 24, 1977 – July 15, 2021) was an Italian film actor, director, and screenwriter.
Career
De Rienzo was born in Naples and raised in Rome.
In 2001, De Rienzo appeared in three films: ''
Fat Girl
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'', ''Gioco con la morte'', and ''
Santa Maradona''. He received a
David di Donatello
The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...
award for
best supporting actor for his work in ''Santa Maradona''. In 2004, De Rienzo starred in ''A/R andata+ritorno''.
As of 2005 ''Blood, Death Does Not Exist'' has been released, a film which De Rienzo acted in, wrote, and directed. ''Blood, Death Does Not Exist'' won the Best Feature and the Grand Chameleon Awards at the
Brooklyn Film Festival
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in 2006.
He acted in television productions, including the miniseries ''Nassiryia - Per non Dimenticare''; ''My House in Umbria''; and ''Aldo Moro - Il Presidente''. He also appeared in the 2009 film ''
Fortapasc''.
De Rienzo died at his home in Rome on the evening of July 15, 2021, from a heart attack. He was 44. The
Procura of
Roma
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has opened file and
investigation into
death
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as result of another
crime
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. An
autopsy
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was ordered for suspected
drug
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use. On September 30, 2021, it was confirmed that De Rienzo died of an accidental
drug overdose
A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. .
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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1977 births
2021 deaths
Film people from Naples
Italian male film actors
David di Donatello winners
Male actors from Naples
Drug-related deaths in Italy
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