Salvatore Cascio (born 8 November 1979) is an

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actor. His most famous performance was in '' Cinema Paradiso'' (1988), for which he received critical acclaim and a

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. He suffers from

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. He is Roman Catholic.

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* 1979 births Living people People from Palazzo Adriano Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award winners Italian male film actors Italian male child actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Actors from the Province of Palermo Italian Roman Catholics {{italy-actor-stub