Pasquale Aleardi (born 1 June 1971) is a Swiss actor. He is known for playing the role of J.D. Salinas in ''

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''. He also starred as Billy Flynn in the Broadway production of ''

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''. In 2016, Aleardi starred in the lead role of Tommaso, an Italian miner, in ' (2016). The film is the largest-scale Swiss TV production ever made and had its world premiere on 2 August 2016 during the traditional Prefestival evening at the Locarno Film Festival. Aleardi is the son of Greco-Italian emigrants. He was hired for his first Swiss film role in ''

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'' (1994). Despite the sudden success, he left the

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in 1995 and went to Germany, where he took up acting engagements at theaters in Bonn, Düsseldorf and Cologne. After several theatrical successes on German stages with plays such as ''The Big Bang'' by

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(Best Production NRW 96 / Berliner-Theatertreffen), his interest focused on film. He played alongside

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in the TV movie ''Für immer verloren'' ("Forever Lost") and made his German cinema debut in ', acting alongside

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and

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. He played the main role in a film version of

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's ''

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'', where he played the role of Ekart alongside

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, and his performance alongside

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in ''

'' gave him his first exposure on the international stage. One of his greatest successes was when he played copilot Peter Landolt in the 2006 film '' Grounding - Die letzten Tage der Swissair'' ("Grounding - The Last Days of Swissair"). In Germany, Aleardi acted in the 2006 film ''Schöner Leben'' ("A More Beautiful Life"), as well as in the film adaptation of

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's play ''Lulu''. In the

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series ''Frauengeschichten'' ("Stories of Women"), he showcased his comedic talents. In autumn 2006, the German film comedy '' Wo ist Fred?'' ("Where Is Fred?") was released, in which Aleardi played an egocentric marketing manager, whose life is made difficult by

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and

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. At the same time, the Swiss television production ''Süssigkeiten'' ("Sweets") was released, in which he plays a charming show-off who tries everything to save his company from ruin. Pasquale Aleardi lives in ZurichPurple Web Kiosk
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for Best Leading Actor for playing the role of Tommaso in ''Gotthard'' in (2016).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aleardi, Pasquale 1971 births Living people Male actors from Zurich Swiss male film actors Swiss male television actors Swiss people of Greek descent Swiss people of Italian descent 20th-century Swiss male actors 21st-century Swiss male actors