Enrico Silvestrin (born 30 May 1972) is an Italian actor, television and radio presenter and musician.

Life and career

Born in

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, after a supporting role in

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's '' Close Friends'', in 1994 Silvestrin started working as a VJ on

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, and later on

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. In 2000, he refused the

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's offer of starring in '' The Last Kiss'' preferring a role in the

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sitcom '' Via Zanardi 33'', which eventually turned to be a flop. In 2005 Silvestrin left MTV as to focus on his acting career. He then appeared in a number of films and TV-series, getting a personal success with the role of Alessandro Berti in the

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crime series '' Distretto di Polizia''. In 2007 he presented the

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. In 2018 he competed in '' Grande Fratello VIP'', the Italian adaptation of ''

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''. He was the third contestant to be evicted on day 22. Silvestrin is also active as a musician. He has been part of the musical groups Agony in Cage, Tempus Fugit, Ilor and Silv3man. He is nephew on his mother's side of actor and playwright

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Selected filmography

* '' Close Friends'' (1992) * '' Ecco fatto'' (1998) * '' But Forever in My Mind'' (1999) * ''

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'' (1999) * '' Via Zanardi 33'' (TV, 2001) * '' Remember Me, My Love'' (2003) * '' What Will Happen to Us'' (2004) * '' Floor 17'' (2005) * ''

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'' (TV, 2006) * '' The Last House in the Woods'' (2006) * '' Distretto di Polizia'' (TV, 2006-2008) * '' I delitti del cuoco'' (TV, 2010)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silvestrin, Enrico 1972 births Living people 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Mass media people from Rome Italian television presenters Italian radio presenters Italian video jockeys