Simone Borrelli (born November 5, 1985) is an Italian actor, director, singer, songwriter and musician.

Biography

Simone Borrelli graduated in Acting and Dramatic arts at the Italian Academy of Dramatic Arts "Alessandra Galante Garrone" in Bologna. In 2004 he won the "Giusto Monaco" vocational award for Best Young Actor. He pursued his career with Acting Coaches/Members of New York's

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and at NYFA. He works in Cinema, Theater and TV, with directors such as

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, Guido Chiesa, Gianpaolo Tescari, Lucio Gaudino, Carmine Elia, Vittorio Franceschi, Giovanni Pampiglione, Francesco Marino,

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, Lindsay Kemp, Eimuntas Nekrosius, Nicolaj Karpov,

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, Marilyn Fried,

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, Pierre Byland. 2008/2009: Borrelli was one of the lead actors, playing the character Mauro Morbello, in the TV series '' Terapia d'urgenza'' (produced by RAI – Radio Televisione italiana). He was also a co-leading actor of the TV series '' Quo vadis, baby?''; a series produced by SKY Cinema and directed by the

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Winner,

, and co-directed by Guido Chiesa. In 2011 Simone Borrelli played the role of Ivan in '' Anna e i cinque'' directed by Franco Amurri and produced by Magnolia for

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. In 2006, Borrelli was the lead actor in the theatre performance ''AMADE'' in which he played

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. The play celebrated the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, and was produced by the Teatro Comunale di

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and Aterballetto. In 2007, as an actor and dancer, Borrelli took part in the European tour of ''Sinfonia'', directed by Silvia Traversi (

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e Carolyn Carlson Company). In 2009, Borrelli filmed, composed and produced "X tutta la Notte" and "Giselle", two music singles and Cinematographic Music Videos. These were in the album ''VENERDÌ SERA'', his first album as a composer and songwriter. In 2009/2010 Borrelli was the face of the brand BETTER-LOTTOMATICA produced by Movie Magic International. In 2010 Borrelli played the role of Andrea in '' Martino's Summer'' by Massimo Natale, starring

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. This film took part in the Official Selection of the

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that same year. In 2011 Borrelli wrote the screenplay for ''Venerdì Sera'', a film linked to his first music album. This screenplay was nominated for the "Solinas Prize". In 2012, Borrelli was one of the new lead actors in the sitcom ''Camera Café'' in which he played the part of Mario. In 2014 he was the scriptwriter, director,

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, singer and composer of the original soundtrack of ''Eddy'', an international film about violence against children. The film is supported by

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, Ministry of Education, Universities and Research and

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. This film was awarded the "Official Human Rights Movie 2015" by

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. Linked to this, the Italian Prime Minister,

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and the Presidency of The Council of Ministers of the

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decided to give Borrelli and his film their Official High Patronage for the film's high social, cultural and artistic significance.

Filmography

* '' Quo vadis, baby?'' (2007) *'' Una volta sola, mai più'' (2008) * '' Terapia d'urgenza'' (2008–2009) * '' Martino's Summer'' (2010) * '' Anna e i cinque'' (2011) * '' Camera Café'' (2012) * ''Eddy'' (2014)

Theater

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'' (2001) *'' Monsieur Chasse'' (2002) *'' Pericolosamente'' (2002) *'' La Patente'' (2002) *''

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'' (2003) *'' The Trojan War Will Not Take Place'' (2004) *''

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'' (2005) *'' Tingel Tangel'' (2005) *'' Spoon River Anthology'' (2006) *'' Viaggio nella città di Zeta'' (2006) *'' The Stranger (monologue)'' (2006) *'' The Liar'' (2006)

Discography

* '' X tutta la notte'' (2008) * '' Giselle'' (2009) * '' Il giorno di natale'' (2012) * ''Eddy'' (Original Movie Soundtrack) (2016) * '' L'Amor'' (2019) -

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Videography

*'' X tutta la Notte'' (2010)

Awards and accolades

*Giusto Monaco Prize 2004 as Best Young Actor * ''Eddy'' – Official Human Rights Movie 2015 for

* ''Eddy'' – European 12 Star City Award 2015 - Paris