Paolo Calabresi (born 17 June 1964) is an Italian actor and television presenter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Calabresi studied at the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. He started his career on stage, where among others he worked with

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, Mario Missiroli,

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. He made his film debut in 1995, in Umberto Marino's '' Heartless''. Calabresi had his breakout in the second half of the 2000s, thanks to the participation in the

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TV-show ''

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'' and to the role of Biascica in the comedy series '' Boris''. In 2008, he co-wrote and hosted the one-man-show ''Italian Job'' on

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. Among his better known roles, there is the archeologist Arturo Frantini in the ''

I Can Quit Whenever I Want ''I Can Quit Whenever I Want'' () is a 2014 Italian crime comedy film directed by Sydney Sibilia. It was followed by two sequels, subtitled ''I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass, Masterclass'' and ''I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem, Ad ...

'' film trilogy.

Personal life

Calabresi is married and has four children. He is the father of footballer Arturo Calabresi.

Selected filmography

Cinema

* '' Heartless'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1999) * '' Instructing the Heart '' (2003) * ''

Il pranzo della domenica ''Il pranzo della domenica'' (''Sunday Lunch'') is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. For her performance Giovanna Ralli was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress, while Rocco Papaleo and Maurizio Mattio ...

'' (2004) * '' Amatemi'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' I Viceré'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio'' (2010) * '' Ti presento un amico'' (2010) * '' Boris - Il film'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' A Perfect Family'' (2012) * '' Blame Freud'' (2014) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Do You Remember Me?'' (2014) * ''

Tutto molto bello ''Tutto molto bello'' is a 2014 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo Ruffini. Cast *Paolo Ruffini as Giuseppe * Frank Matano as Antonio *Gianluca Fubelli as Eros *Nina Seničar as Eva *Angelo Pintus as Serafino *Chiara Francini Chiara Francin ...

'' (2014) * '' Best Enemies Forever'' (2014) * '' Un Natale stupefacente'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2016) * '' How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents'' (2016) * '' I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass'' (2017) * '' I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem'' (2017) * '' Dreamfools'' (2018) * '' L'agenzia dei bugiardi'' (2019) * '' Parents in Progress'' (2019) * '' Figli'' (2020) *'' School of Mafia'' (2021) * '' Kidnapped'' (2023) * '' Diabolik: Who Are You?'' (2023) * ''

The Great Ambition ''The Great Ambition'' () is a 2024 Italian biographical drama film directed by Andrea Segre. It stars Elio Germano as politician Enrico Berlinguer, who led the Italian Communist Party from 1972 to 1984. It opened the 19th Rome Film Festival on 1 ...

'' (2024)

Television

* ''

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'' (miniseries, 1995) * '' Padre Pio: Miracle Man'' (miniseries, 2000) * ''

Compagni di scuola ''Compagni di scuola'' is a 1988 Italian comedy-drama film directed by and starring Carlo Verdone. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Federica is a 35 years old a kept ...

'' (TV series, 2001) * '' Distretto di Polizia'' (TV series, 2003, 2011) * '' Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love'' (miniseries, 2004) * '' Boris'' (TV series, 2007–2010, 2022) * '' Ho sposato uno sbirro'' (TV series, 2008) * ' (TV series, 2012–2014) * ''

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'' (TV series, 2018) * ''

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'' (miniseries, 2021) *' (TV series, 2023–2024) * ''

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'' (TV series, 2024)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calabresi, Paolo 1964 births Living people Male actors from Rome Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors