Paolo Sassanelli (born 29 October 1958) is an Italian stage, film and television actor as well as director.

Life and career

Born in

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

, Sassanelli made his stage debut in his hometown in the second half of the 1980s. He then moved to Rome and had his breakout in the early 1990s with the role of Gabriele Serra in the TV-series ''

Classe di ferro ''Classe di ferro (Class of Iron)'' is an Italian action/adventure television series that aired from October 6, 1989, to December 26, 1991. The series focused on a diverse group of young adults who enroll in Italy's military service. See also ...

''. In 2014, Sassanelli won the

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

for best supporting actor for his performance in the crime-comedy film ''

Song'e Napule ''Song'e Napule'' is a 2013 Italian crime-comedy film written and directed by Manetti Bros. and starring Alessandro Roja and Giampaolo Morelli. It premiered at the 2013 Rome Film Festival. For their performances, Carlo Buccirosso and Paolo Sassan ...

''. His short film debut ''Guerra'' (War) won as best fiction at The Palace International Short Film Festival, in 2010.

Selected filmography

* ''

Colpo di luna Colpo di Luna is a 1995 Italian drama film written and directed by Alberto Simone. It won a David di Donatello for Best New Director. It was released in the US in 2000 under the name ''Moon Shadow''. It was entered into the 45th Berlin Internationa ...

'' (1995) * ''

Marriages Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...

'' (1998) * ''

Un medico in famiglia ''Un medico in famiglia'' (English: ''A doctor in the family'') is an Italian television series, based on the format of the Spanish series of Telecinco ''Médico de familia'', produced by Publispei and Rai Fiction. The series aired for ten seaso ...

'' (TV, 1998-2014) * ''

Without Filter ''Without filter'' ( it, Senza filtro) is a 2001 Cinema of Italy, Italian film directed by Mimmo Raimondi starring J-Ax, DJ Jad and Luciano Federico. The film stars the hip hop duo Articolo 31 in their acting debut. Cast * J-Ax, Alessandro Aleo ...

'' (2001) * '' Compagni di scuola'' (TV, 2001) * '' Now or Never'' (2003) * ''

The Life That I Want ''The Life That I Want'' ( it, La vita che vorrei) is a 2004 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni. It was entered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Luigi Lo Cascio as Stefano / Federico * Sandra Ceccarelli as ...

'' (2004) * '' Red Like the Sky'' (2005) * ''

Codice rosso ''Codice rosso (Code Red)'' is an Italian television series produced in 2006 and broadcast on Canale 5 between 16 November and 15 December 2006. The series deals with the adventures of team 15A of the Vigili del Fuoco. Cast *Alessandro Gassma ...

'' (TV, 2006) * ''

Last Minute Marocco ''Last Minute Marocco'' is a 2007 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Falaschi. Cast *Valerio Mastandrea as Sergio *Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Valeria *Daniele De Angelis as Valerio * Nicolas Vaporidis as Andrea * Lorenzo Balducci as Giacomo ...

'' (2007) * ''

Non pensarci ''Non pensarci'' is a 2007 Italian-language Comedy directed by Gianni Zanasi. The film follows Stefano Nardini a post-punk guitarist stuck in a strange career limbo. Cast *Valerio Mastandrea: Stefano Nardini *Anita Caprioli: Michela Nardini *Gi ...

'' (2007) * ''

Days and Clouds ''Days and Clouds'' ( it, Giorni e nuvole) is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Silvio Soldini. It was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival where Margherita Buy won the award for Best Actress. Plot Set in Genoa, the fil ...

'' (2007) * ''

Giulia Doesn't Date at Night ''Giulia Doesn't Date at Night'' ( it, Giulia non esce la sera) is a 2009 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni and starring Valerio Mastandrea as Guido and Valeria Golino as the title character, Giulia. It was shot in Rome during the s ...

'' (2009) * '' Ubaldo Terzani Horror Show'' (2010) * ''

Unlikely Revolutionaries ''Unlikely Revolutionaries'' ( it, Figli delle stelle) is a 2010 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Lucio Pellegrini. It was shot between Rome and in Cervinia, Aosta Valley. The film was screened out of competition at the 2011 Montreal World F ...

'' (2010) * '' Questo mondo è per te'' (2011) * ''

Make a Fake ''Make a Fake'' ( it, Senza arte né parte) is a 2011 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giovanni Albanese. For his performance, Giuseppe Battiston won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor. The film was also nominated for the N ...

'' (2011) * '' Paura'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

Ever Been to the Moon? ''Ever Been to the Moon?'' ( it, Sei mai stata sulla Luna?) is a 2015 Italian romantic comedy film written and directed by Paolo Genovese and starring Raoul Bova and Liz Solari. The theme song "Sei mai stata sulla Luna?" by Francesco De Gregori w ...

'' (2015) * ''

Somewhere Amazing ''Somewhere Amazing'' ( it, In un posto bellissimo) is a 2015 Italian drama film written and directed by Giorgia Cecere and starring Isabella Ragonese and Alessio Boni. Plot Lucia works in her own florist shop in the center of Asti. Her hus ...

'' (2015) * ''

Youtopia "Youtopia" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It features the vocals from American singer Adam Young, who is also the founder of electronica project Owl City. This song was released in the Netherlands by his label A ...

'' (2018) * ''

Tuttapposto ''Tuttapposto'' (stylized as ''TuttAPPosto'') is a 2019 Italian comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, t ...

'' (2019)

Director

* ''Uerra'' (War), 2009, short film * ''Ammore'' (Love), 2013, short film * '' Two Little Italians'', 2018

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sassanelli, Paolo 1958 births 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors People from Bari Living people Nastro d'Argento winners