Raoul Bova

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Raoul Bova (born 14 August 1971 Rome, Italy) is an Italian actor. His father is an employee of Alitalia Airline and his mother is a housewife. He has two sisters, Daniela and Tiziana. At the age of 16 he became a champion with the S.S. Lazio swim team of Rome, swimming the 100 meter backstroke. At the age of 21 he joined the Italian Army and performed his military duty in the Bersaglieri (sharpshooters) corps. He enrolled in the ISEF, the Italian Institute of Physical Education, but dropped out to pursue a career in acting. He studied at the school Beatrice Bracco in Rome and also studied acting with Michael Margotta. He was married in March 2000 to Chiara Giordano. They have three children, Alessandro Leon, Francesco and Sophia.

In the 2007 episode of E! 101 sexiest bodies of Hollywood, Bova stated his love for Asian women, that especially Indian women and Chinese women. Saying "I love all women from Asia especially in India and China". He is still devoted fully to his wife.

[edit] Filmography

Scusa ma ti chiamo amore (2008) .... Alex
Milano-Palermo: il ritorno (2007) (filming) .... Nino Di Venanzio
Io, L'altro (2007) .... Giuseppe
What About Brian (2006) TV Series .... Angelo
Attacco allo stato (2005) (TV) (post-production)
Karol, un uomo diventato Papa (2005) (TV) .... Tomasz Zaleski
La Fiamma sul ghiaccio (2005) .... Fabrizio
AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004) .... Sebastian de Rosa
Ultimo 3 (2004) (TV) .... Roberto Di Stefano (Ultimo)
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) .... Marcello
Facing Windows (La Finestra di fronte, 2003) .... Lorenzo
Francesco (2002) (TV) .... Francesco
Avenging Angelo (2002) .... Marcello/Johnny Carboni
Madame de... (2001) (TV) .... Vittorio
Francesca and Nunziata (Francesca e Nunziata, 2001) (TV) .... Federico Montorsi
The Knights Who Made the Enterprise (I Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa, 2001) .... Giacomo di Altogiovanni
Il Testimone (2001) (TV) .... Marco Basile
"Distretto di polizia" (2000) TV Series .... Ferdinando
Terra bruciata (1999) .... Francesco Loreano/Tom Grasso
Ultimo 2 - La sfida (1999) (TV) .... Roberto Di Stefano (Ultimo)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1998) TV Series .... Hercules (Italian voice)
Rewind (1998) .... Paul Mansart
Coppia omicida (1998) .... Dario
Piovra 9 - Il patto, La (1998) (TV) .... Capt. Carlo Arcuti
Ultimo (1998) (TV) .... Roberto Di Stefano (Ultimo)
The Fourth King (Il Quarto re, 1997) (TV) .... Alazhar
La Piovra 8 - Lo scandalo (1997) (TV) .... Capt. Carlo Arcuti
La Lupa (1996) .... Nanni
La Frontiera (1996) .... Emidio Orlich
The Nymph (Ninfa plebea, 1996) .... Pietro
The Mayor (Il Sindaco, 1996) .... Eddy
Palermo-Milan One Way (Palermo Milano solo andata, 1995) .... Nino Di Venanzio
La Piovra 7 (1994) (mini) TV Series .... Commissario Gianni Breda
It All Started by Chance (Cominciò tutto per caso, 1993) .... Romolo
Pretty Princess (Piccolo grande amore, 1993) .... Marco
Crazy Underwear (Mutande pazze, 1992) (as Raul Bova) .... Rocco
When We Were Repressed (Quando eravamo repressi, 1992) (uncredited)
Una Storia italiana (1992) (TV)