Giorgio Pasotti (born 22 June 1973) is an Italian actor and former martial arts athlete.

Life and career

Born in

Bergamo Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Lake Como, Como and Lake Iseo, Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Lake Garda, Garda and Lake ...

, Pasotti started performing martial arts at a very young age, practicing

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...

and kobudo and became European and World champion of

wushu Wushu may refer to: Martial arts * Chinese martial arts, the various martial arts of China * Wushu (sport) Wushu () (), or kung fu, is a competitive Chinese martial art. It integrates concepts and forms from various traditional and modern ...

.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . He speaks five languages. Between 1994 and 1996 he lived in China, where, while studying at the

Beijing Sport University Beijing Sport University (BSU; ) is a public university located in Beijing, China. It is part of the 211 Project and Double First-Class Construction. The university is affiliated with the General Administration of Sport of China. History BSU wa ...

, he made his film debut in ''

American Shaolin ''American Shaolin'' is a 1991 American martial arts film directed by Lucas Lowe and starring (among others) Reese Madigan, Kim Chan and Daniel Dae Kim. Plot While training for the Jersey Shore Karate Championship, ruthless and sadistic kick ...

'' and appeared in several other

martial arts film Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expression a ...

s. Back in Italy, Pasotti continued his film career appearing in

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s, blockbusters, television series and commercials. In 2005 he was appointed

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at the

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

. The same year, he was nominated at

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David (Donatello, bronze), David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (the Academy of Italian Cin ...

for Best Actor for his performance in '' After Midnight''.

Selected filmography

* '' Treasure Hunt'' (1994) * ''

Drunken Master III ''Drunken Master III'' is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Andy Lau, Michelle Reis, Willie Chi and Adam Cheng. This film was quickly produced after director Lau and Jackie Chan fell out on the set of ''Dr ...

'' (1994) * ''

Ecco fatto ''Ecco fatto'' is a 1998 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino. Plot Matteo is a twenty-year-old who is impulsive and hardly committed to his studies. He and Margherita fall in love. She is a young, strong Slavic ...

'' (1998) * ''

Little Teachers ''Little Teachers'' () is a 1998 Italian war drama film written and directed by Daniele Luchetti. Based on the novel ''I piccoli maestri'' by Luigi Meneghello, it entered the main competition at the 55th Venice International Film Festival. Plot ...

'' (1998) * '' The Last Kiss'' (2001) * '' After Midnight'' (2004) * ''

To Sleep Next To Her ''To Sleep Next To Her'' () is a 2004 Italian drama film directed by Eugenio Cappuccio. It entered the Midnight section at the 61st Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Giorgio Pasotti as Marco Pressi * Cristiana Capotondi as Laura * E ...

'' (2004) * ''

The Roses of the Desert ''The Roses of the Desert'' () is a 2006 Italian film directed by Mario Monicelli, in his final film, and was loosely inspired by the romance '' Il deserto della Libia'' of Mario Tobino. Plot In World War II a group of Italian soldiers is sent to ...

'' (2006) * '' Salty Air'' (2006) * '' Baciami ancora'' (2010) * ''

Anita Garibaldi Anita Garibaldi (, ; born Ana Maria de Jesus; 30 August 1821 – 4 August 1849) was a Brazilian republican revolutionary. She was the wife and comrade-in-arms of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. Their partnership epitomized the spir ...

'' (2012) * ''

The Great Beauty ''The Great Beauty'' ( ) is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in competition for the Palme ...

'' (2013) * ''Diary of a Well-to-do Maniac'' (2013) * '' Sapore di te'' (2014) * '' A Fairy-Tale Wedding'' (2014) * ''

Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle ''Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle'' (, ) is a 2017 Dutch comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy en ...

'' (2017) * ''

Elf Me ''Elf Me'' is a 2023 Italian Christmas adventure comedy film directed by , and written by Gabriele Mainetti, , Leonardo Ortolani, Marcello Cavalli, and Tommaso Renzoni, from a story by Mainetti, Gualdoni, Ortolani, and Cavalli. It stars Lillo ...

'' (2023)

References

External links

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Diary of a Well-to-do Maniac
at

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