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Corrado (film)
''Corrado'' (also known as ''Bad Ass'') is 2009 film starring Tom Sizemore, Johnny Messner, Candace Elaine, and Edoardo Ballerini. Plot A Los Angeles hit man, Corrado, is given the task of eliminating the aging kingpin Vittorio Spinello. He readily accepts the job and is about to perform the hit when he is interrupted by Spinello's new nurse, Julia. He shoots the aging Spinello by accident, instead of suffocating him as intended, and flees the scene. Julia is wrongly blamed for the death, and is herself about to be killed by Vittorio's son Paolo, when Corrado rescues her. They are then pursued all over Los Angeles by Paolo and his goons in a bid to escape. Cast * Johnny Messner as Corrado * Tom Sizemore as Paolo Spinello * Candace Elaine as Julia * Edoardo Ballerini as Salvatore * Ken Kercheval as Vittorio Spinello * Joseph Gannascoli as Frankie * Frank Stallone as Tommaso * Tony Curran Tony Curran is a Scottish actor who has appeared in the film '' Underworld: Evolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamo Paolo Cultraro
Adamo Paolo Cultraro is an Italian–American filmmaker, director, writer, and producer. He is the founder of Taormina Films, a production company. Cultraro was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Italian parents. His first language was Italian and he still speaks it fluently. Cultraro has directed webisodes, a TV pilot, numerous shorts, and the feature film '' Corrado.'' Cultraro's 2011 action feature film, '' Tactical Force'' was released by Vivendi Entertainment. Tactical Force debuted at #24 on IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ...'s Star Meter and went on to become #10 in the top ten best selling DVDs in the United States for the month of August 2011,https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Rentrak-Announces-Top-DVD-prnews-3349357934.html?x=0 making it among the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Sizemore
Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. (; November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023) was an American actor. Born in Detroit, he started his career with supporting appearances in '' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), '' Lock Up'' (1989), and '' Blue Steel'' (1990). The appearances led to more prominent roles in films like ''Passenger 57'' (1992), ''True Romance'' (1993), ''Striking Distance'' (1993), ''Natural Born Killers'' (1994), '' Strange Days'' (1995), ''Heat'' (1995), and '' The Relic'' (1997). In 1998, Sizemore starred in ''Saving Private Ryan'', his most commercially successful film. He later appeared in '' Bringing Out the Dead'' (1999), '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), and ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001). He received a Golden Globe nomination for his lead role in the television film ''Witness Protection'' (1999). He also provided the voice of mobster Sonny Forelli in the acclaimed 2002 video game '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''. In 2007, VH1 aired the reality series '' Shooting Sizemore'' (2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Messner (actor)
Johnny Messner (born April 11, 1970) is an American film and television actor best known for his portrayal of a muscular military man in the 2004 film '' Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid''. Biography Messner was born on April 11, 1970, in Syracuse, New York. He is of German, Italian and Spanish descent. He lived in Europe for 13 years while his father served in the United States Air Force, mainly in Germany and England. During this time, he developed a love for sports while playing on teams at military bases. He has one brother and one sister. He briefly attended the San Diego State University to major in sports broadcasting but eventually decided to drop out. Soon after that he went back to New York where he pursued an acting career. He has several tattoos; one depicts Italian actress Monica Bellucci, and another is of his father. As an actor Messner is probably best known for his work in the films ''Tears of the Sun'', ''The Whole Ten Yards'' and ''Hostage'', and in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candace Elaine
Candace Elaine is a Canadian actress who has become a naturalized American citizen. Elaine is an accomplished dancer, fashionista, and stage and film actor. She most recently appeared opposite Stone Cold Steve Austin, Michael Shanks, and Michael Jai White in the action feature ''Tactical Force'', playing the role of Ilya Kalashnikova. Elaine worked with Tom Sizemore Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. (; November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023) was an American actor. Born in Detroit, he started his career with supporting appearances in '' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), '' Lock Up'' (1989), and '' Blue Steel'' (19 ... on Corrado, and appeared in Season 3 of '' Celebrity Rehab'' and '' Sober House'' in support of him. Filmography * ''The Ensnaring'' (Short Film, 2006) * ''Hard Sand'' (TV Pilot, 2006) * ''Credere, Obbedire, Combattere!'' (Documentary Feature, 2007) * '' Corrado'', feature film * '' Tactical Force'' (2011), feature film * '' Kids vs Monsters'' (2015), feature film E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edoardo Ballerini
Edoardo Ballerini (born March 20, 1970) is an American actor, narrator, writer, and film director. On screen he is best known for his work as junkie List of characters from The Sopranos in the Soprano crime family#Corky Caporale, Corky Caporale in ''The Sopranos'' and the hotheaded chef in the indie film ''Dinner Rush'' (2001). Ballerini is a two-time winner of the Audio Publishers Association's Best Male Narrator Audie Awards, Audie Award (2013), ''Beautiful Ruins'' by Jess Walter; 2019 ''Watchers (novel), Watchers'' by Dean Koontz) and is the co-author of the story "The Angel Of Rome" in the 2021 collection of stories ''The Angel of Rome'', by Jess Walter. His directorial debut, ''Good Night Valentino'', premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Early life Ballerini was born to an Italian father, the poet Luigi Ballerini, and an American mother, the photo historian and writer Julia Ballerini. He grew up between New York City and Milan, Italy. He is a dual citizen, and bilingu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Kercheval
Kenneth Marine Kercheval (July 15, 1935 – April 21, 2019) was an American actor, best known for his role as Cliff Barnes on the television series ''Dallas'' and its 2012 revival. Early life Kercheval was born on July 15, 1935, in Wolcottville, Indiana, to Marine "Doc" Kercheval (1899-1967), a local physician, and Christine Reiber (1903-1996), a registered nurse. He was raised in Clinton, Indiana. As a teenager, Kercheval often was with his dad in the operating room and once put two stitches in his sister Kate when she had an appendectomy. Kercheval attended Indiana University, not to become a doctor, but to major in music and drama. He later studied at the University of the Pacific, and starting in 1956, at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City under Sanford Meisner. Career Kercheval made his Broadway debut in the 1962 play '' Something About a Soldier''. He appeared off-Broadway in the 1972 Kurt Weill revue '' Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill'', and can be heard on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Gannascoli
Joseph R. Gannascoli (born February 15, 1959) is an American actor and chef. He is best known for his portrayal of Vito Spatafore on the HBO series ''The Sopranos''. Early life Gannascoli was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. In the 1980s, he attended St. John's University for two years, majoring in communications. Career Gannascoli received his "big break" in acting from Benicio del Toro, whom he met on the set on '' Money for Nothing''. After appearing in ''Ed Wood'', Del Toro later cast Gannascoli in his directorial debut, ''Submission''. He also introduced him to Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken, who did casting work for the HBO TV series ''The Sopranos''. Gannascoli appeared in films including '' Mickey Blue Eyes'' and television shows including ''Law & Order'' before appearing on ''The Sopranos'' as a pastry shop patron named "Gino" in the season one episode " The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti". He later secured a recurring role as the nephew of Richie Aprile, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Stallone
Francesco Stallone Jr. (born July 30, 1950) is an American actor and musician. He is the younger brother of actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone and has written music for Sylvester's movies. His song " Far from Over" appeared in the 1983 film '' Staying Alive'' and was included in the film's soundtrack album. The song reached number ten on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received a Golden Globe nomination for Stallone, while the album itself, consisting of Stallone and various other artists, received a Grammy nomination. Early life Stallone was born in Maryland and grew up in Philadelphia. He is the younger son of Jackie Stallone (née Labofish; 1921–2020), an astrologer, former dancer, and promoter of women's professional wrestling, and Frank Stallone Sr. (1919–2011). His father was an Italian immigrant, and his mother's family was French from Brittany. In his teen years, he went to Lincoln High School in Northeast Philadelphia. Career 1980s to 1990s Stallone has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Curran
Tony Curran is a Scottish actor who has appeared in the film '' Underworld: Evolution'' (2006), the television series ''Doctor Who'' (2010), the miniseries ''Roots'' (2016), and the Netflix historical drama film ''Outlaw King'' (2018). He appears in different minor roles in Marvel Cinematic Universe productions, including the film '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013), the second season of the Netflix series '' Daredevil'' (2016), and the Disney+ miniseries ''Secret Invasion'' (2023). In late 2022, Curran starred in the BBC drama ''Mayflies''. Education Curran is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Career Curran appeared in the BBC television series '' This Life''. Since then, he has appeared in a number of major film and television roles, including Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man), an original character in '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''. To portray the Invisible Man, he donned a special suit that turned him into a walking bluescreen. (Acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stelio Savante
Stelio Savante is a South African actor that has appeared in 140 films, TV series and video games in the last three decades. He is known for his roles as a South African/Israeli journalist and undercover Mossad agent opposite Jim Caviezel and Claudia Karvan in the political thriller '' Infidel'', a Portuguese mayor opposite Matt Dillon in the Hawaiian drama '' Running for Grace'', a small town deputy directly opposite Anne Heche, in her final film performance in the noir '' What Remains'', and a rogue policeman in the South African epic drama '' Colors of Heaven''. In 2007 he became the first male South African-born Screen Actors Guild award nominee (Best Ensemble in a Comedy) for his recurring role on ''Ugly Betty'' followed by roles in the studio films '' My Super Ex-Girlfriend'' and '' Starship Troopers 3: Marauder''. He is also known for the roles of Moses in the biblical series ''The Chosen'', and the voice of Ajax in the popular video games '' Call of Duty: Black Ops 4' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Films
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Action Films
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, Numeral (linguistics), numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest Positive number, positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit (measurement), unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In Digital electronics, digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In math ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
