Salvatore Leopoldo "Leo" Gullotta (born 9 January 1946) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. He became known for his role in '' Café Express'' (1980), and has won several David di Donatello awards, the first one being for his role in

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's '' The Professor'' (1986).

Biography

Salvatore Leopoldo Gullotta was born on 9 January 1946 in

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. Gullotta started his career as an extra in Teatro Massimo Bellini. In his long career as an actor, Gullotta has starred in about 100 films and has participated in numerous shows and drama series for television. He became widely known for his role in

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's '' Café Express'', a

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hit in 1980. He has worked with director and screenwriter

at least five times. Gullotta has also starred in many theatrical plays and dramas, and was part of the Il Bagaglino theater company. Archived page not valid. Gullotta is also a well-known voice actor; as a voice dubber, he provided the Italian voice of Manny in the first three films of the ''

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'' film series, reprising this role in short films and video games. He also dubbed Burt Young in ''

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in '' Once Upon a Time in America'', ''

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'', '' My Cousin Vinny'' and '' The Irishman'', and the robot Johnny 5 in ''

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''. He also became the new Italian voice of

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after the death of Oreste Lionello in 2009. In 2010, Gullotta celebrated fifty years of his career.

Other activities

In 1998, Gullotta debuted as writer with the book ''Mille fili d'erba'' (Di Renzo Editore, ). In 2020, along with Francesco Calogero, Gullero was artistic director of Taormina Film Fest.

Awards

In 1987, Gullotta won his first David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in '' The Professor'' by

. In 1997 and 2000, respectively, he won two more David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor, for the Maurizio Zaccaro films '' The Game Bag'' and '' A Respectable Man''. Gullotta has also won two

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s for Best supporting Actor, in 1984 for '' Where's Picone?'' by

and in 2001 for '' Vajont'' by

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. In 2010, he won the Flaiano Prize as stage actor of the year.

Personal life

Gullotta is openly gay. He did not reveal his sexuality to the public until 1995. In 2019, he married the actor and playwright Fabio Grossi, who was his partner of 32 years.

Selected filmography

*''Lo voglio maschio'' (1971) *'' The Nurse on a Military Tour'' (1977) - Captain Lopez - doctor *'' Squadra antitruffa'' (1977) - Tarcisio Pollaroli - aka Er Fibbia *''Ride bene... chi ride ultimo'' (1977) - Ifigenia' (segment "Sedotto e violentato) *''Rock 'n' Roll'' (1978) - Il vigile *'' Café Express'' (1980) - Imbastaro *''Stark System'' (1980) - Schioppa *''I carabbinieri'' (1981) - Salvatore Caruso *'' L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto'' (1981) - Segretaria Sgarbozzi / Onorevole Sgarbozzi *''L'esercito più pazzo del mondo'' (1981) - Trasformista *''Teste di quoio'' (1981) - Carrisi - l'interprete *'' I carabbimatti'' (1981) - Carabiniere Pasta *'' Il paramedico'' (1982) - Attorney *'' Spaghetti House'' (1982) - Salvatore Manzilla *''Sturmtruppen 2 (tutti al fronte)'' (1982) - Recluta *'' Heads I Win, Tails You Lose'' (1982) - Walter *''Miss Right'' (1982) - Benito *'' Where's Picone?'' (1984) - Sgueglia *''Giuseppe Fava: Siciliano come me'' (1984) *''Mezzo destro mezzo sinistro - 2 calciatori senza pallone'' (1985) - Juan Carlos Fulgencio *''Il Bi e il Ba'' (1986) - Gaetano *'' The Professor'' (1986) - Comissario Iervolino *'' Grandi magazzini'' (1986) - Simoni *''Italiani a Rio'' (1987) - Salvatore Giuffrida *''Tango blu'' (1987) - Fior da Fiore *''Animali metropolitani'' (1987) - Don Michele Amitrano *''

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'' (1988) - Usher *''Operazione pappagallo'' (1988) *'' Sinbad of the Seven Seas'' (1989) - Nadir *'' Scugnizzi'' (1989) - Fortunato Assante *'' L'insegnante di violoncello'' (1989) - Leo *'' Everybody's Fine'' (1990) - Uomo armato sul tetto *''Nel giardino delle rose'' (1990) - Armando *''Gole ruggenti'' (1992) - Edoardo Lasagnetta - scriptwriter *''Agnieszka'' (1992) - Franco *''Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto'' (1993) - Il frodatore fiscale conto terzi *'' The Escort'' (1993) - Policeman *''Sì!... Ma vogliamo un maschio'' (1994) *'' Men Men Men'' (1995) - Tony *'' The Star Maker'' (1995) - Vito *'' Selvaggi'' (1995) - Luigi *'' Snowball'' (1995) - Sidik *''Carogne'' (1995) - Prandstaller *''Bruno Is Waiting on the Car'' (1996) - Ziino *'' 3'' (1996) - Bishop of Pisa *'' The Game Bag'' (1997) - Carlo Gabbiadini *''Io, tu e tua sorella'' (1997) - Dr. Fabietti *''I corti italiani'' (1997) *'' Gli inaffidabili'' (1997) - Bostik *'' Simpatici & antipatici'' (1998) - Gigetto *'' A Respectable Man'' (1999) - Giovanni Pandico *''Oltremare'' (1999) *'' Scarlet Diva'' (2000) - Dr. Vessi *''Territori d'ombra'' (2001) - Antonio *'' Vajont'' (2001) - Mario Pancini *'' In questo mondo di ladri'' (2004) - Leonardo *'' Guardians of the Clouds'' (2004) - La Rocca *''

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'' (2017) - Padre Raffaele *'' Sono solo fantasmi'' (2019) * '' Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery'' (2022-)

Voice work

Dubbing

Animation

* Manny in ''

'', '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'', '' Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'', '' The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild'' *Mr. Big in '' Zootopia'' *Tiger in '' An American Tail'' *

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in '' Team America: World Police'' *Yattaran in ''

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Live action

*Frankie Minaldi in '' Once Upon a Time in America'' *Frankie Lideo in ''

'' *Vinny Gambini in '' My Cousin Vinny'' * Russell Bufalino in '' The Irishman'' *Jerry in '' To Rome with Love'' *Murray Schwartz in '' Fading Gigolo'' *Sidney Munsinger in '' Crisis in Six Scenes'' *Jacquasse la Crasse / Jacques-Henri Jacquard in '' The Visitors'' *Asterix in '' Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar'' *

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in ''

'' *Sergeant Royko in '' Blood Bath'' *Malcolm Stinnett in '' The Sentinel'' *Zed McGlunk in '' Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment'', '' Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol'' *Nighthob in '' The NeverEnding Story'' *Johnny 5 in ''

'' *Nick in '' The Inglorious Bastards'' *Lou Friedlander in '' Slow Dancing in the Big City'' *Medical Examiner in ''

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'' *Christian Reall in '' Drums Along the Mohawk'' (1970 redub) *Sandman Williams in '' The Cotton Club'' *Eddie's Bodyguard in '' The Big Sleep'' *Mac in '' Local Hero'' *Salieri's Valet in '' Amadeus'' *It-Psammead in '' Five Children and It'' *Francis Reggio in '' Le Boulet'' *Limbo in ''

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'' *Archie in '' Dr. Dolittle 2'' *Prophet Jack in '' Life or Something Like It'' *Judge in '' Kiss of Death'' *Boy Mulcaster in '' Brideshead Revisited'' *Inspector in '' A Pure Formality'' *Michou in '' La Crise''

References

External links

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