Luca Calvani (born 7 August 1974) is an Italian actor. Calvani was born in

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, Italy. Luca was a model during his teen years, working with top names in the world of fashion, including

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. Spent his twenties in New York City, where he first studied acting with Ron Stetson then with

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. Among his American TV roles, the

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series ''

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'' (2001) where he starred opposite Alan Cumming and

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, and as the villain Dante Grimaldi on CBS TV's daytime drama ''

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''. In Europe, he worked in theatre, TV and film, among them

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's award-winning ''

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''. Calvani is trilingual, he speaks French and

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. In 2007 he shot '' Il Commissario Manara'' directed by

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for the Italian network

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. He co-starred as Enzo Calvini opposite

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's movie '' The International'' and the upcoming Italian TV series ''

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opposite

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Career

Theatre

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'', dir.

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(2007)

Filmography

Film

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and

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(2000) *''

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'', directed by

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(2001) *'' Il diario di Matilde Manzoni'', directed by

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(2002) *'' Il ronzio delle mosche'', directed by

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(2003) *''

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'', directed by Melissa Balin (2005) *'' Sguardi controversi'', directed by Corrado Veneziano (2006) *'' The International'', directed by

(2008) *'' When in Rome'', directed by

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(2010) *'' Men vs. Women'' (2010) *''

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'', directed by

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'', Hindi movie directed by

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Television

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'', various directors (2001) *'' Quarto piano scala a destra'', directed by Michele Truglia - Luca Calvani (2004) *'' Carabinieri 4'', directed by

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(2005) *''

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'', directed by

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'' (2007) *''

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'', (miniseries) directed by

(2008) *'' Effetto Sabato'', a talk show on

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'' (2012–2013)

TV appearances

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' - Winner (2006)

References

External links

Luca Calvani - Official SiteLive Interview videoLuca Calvani - Personal page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calvani, Luca 1974 births Living people Italian male film actors Survivor (franchise) winners Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni People from Prato Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Winners in the Survivor franchise