Edoardo Leo
| Edoardo Leo | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
21 April 1972 (age 45) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1995-present |
Edoardo Leo (born 21 April 1972) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Leo, a graduate in Literature and Philosophy from the Sapienza University of Rome, started attending acting courses at young age and made his professional debut in 1995, in the TV-movie La luna rubata.[1] He had his breakout in 2003, with the role of Marcello in the TV-series Un medico in famiglia.[1]
In 2009, Leo debuted as screenwriter and director with the road movie 18 Years Later, which got him some awards at several international film festivals, a nomination at David di Donatello for Best New Director and a nomination for a Nastro d'Argento in the same category.[1] In 2014 he received the Nino Manfredi Prize at the Silver Ribbon Awards.[2] His 2015 film The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles won the David di Donatello of the Youth and the Nastro d'Argento for best comedy film.[3][4]
Selected filmography
- City Limits (2004)
- 18 Years Later (2009, also director and screenwriter)
- Buongiorno papà (2013, also director and screenwriter)
- The Move of The Penguin (2013, also screenwriter)
- Tutta colpa di Freud (2014)
- Do You Remember Me? (2014, also screenwriter)
- I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014)
- The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (2015, also director and screenwriter)
- Them Who? (2015)
- Perfect Strangers (2016)
References
- 1 2 3 Roberta Montella. "Edoardo Leo: Un artista completo". MyMovies. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ Giuseppe Fantasia (30 June 2014). "Nastri d'Argento 2014: a Taormina trionfa Paolo Virzì". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ Simona Santoni (12 June 2015). "David di Donatello 2015, i vincitori: trionfa Anime nere". Panorama. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ Redazione (28 June 2015). "Nastri d'argento 2015: tutti i vincitori". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 14 August 2015.