Valerio Mastandrea
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14 February 1972
- Actor
- director
- writer
- producer
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| Born | Valerio Marco Massimo Maria Mastandrea 14 February 1972 Rome, Italy |
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Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.
He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular participation in the Canale 5 late night talk show Maurizio Costanzo Show.[1]
After some occasional participation in stage plays and films, he had his breakout with the role of Tarcisio in the 1995 crime film Palermo – Milan One Way by Claudio Fragasso. In 1997 he got his first leading role in the sleeper box office hit We All Fall Down.[1]
Awards
Mastandrea won the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his role in The First Beautiful Thing in 2010.[2]
In 2013, he won both the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his performance in Ivano De Matteo's Balancing Act and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Roberto Andò's Long Live Freedom.[3]
