Rocco Antonio Papaleo (born 16 August 1958) is an Italian actor, film director and singer.

Biography

Born in

Lauria Lauria is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Potenza, in Basilicata, southern Italy, situated near the borders of Calabria. It is a walled, medieval town on the steep side of a hill, with another portion of municipal territory in the plai ...

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, he moved to

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to study math at university, while working as a plongeur. He left university to attend the theatre school. He made his theatrical debut in 1984 with ''Lauria Swing Story'', written and directed by him. In 1990, he made his first cinema appearance in '' Dark Illness'', directed by

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, one of the masters of the ''commedia all'italiana'' ("Italian-style comedy"). He was nominated six times for an Academy Awards, Os ...

and appeared in the television series '' Classe di ferro'' by

Bruno Corbucci Bruno Corbucci (23 October 1931 – 7 September 1996) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He was the younger brother of Sergio Corbucci and wrote many of his films. He was born in Rome, where he also died. The vast majority of h ...

. He is known for his long collaboration with actors and directors Leonardo Pieraccioni and

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. He also starred in films like '' Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess'' (2009) by Hiroshi Nishitani, '' What a Beautiful Day'' (2010) by Gennaro Nunziante, '' Escort in Love'' (2011) by Massimiliano Bruno and ''

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'' (2019) by

Matteo Garrone Matteo Garrone is an Italian filmmaker. Early life Matteo Garrone was born in Rome, Italy, the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone and a photographer, Donatella Rimoldi. Career In 1996 Garrone won the ''Sacher d'Oro'', an award sponsored b ...

. He made his debut as a film director in '' Basilicata coast to coast'' (2010), winning a

Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

and a

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award for Best New Director.Basilicata Coast to Coast
(English) He presented the Sanremo Music Festival 2012, along with

Gianni Morandi Gian Luigi "Gianni" Morandi (; born 11 December 1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer. It is estimated that Morandi has sold about 50 million recordings. Early life Born in Monghidoro, Emilia-Romagna, the son of a cobbler, Mor ...

and Ivana Mrazova

Selected filmography

Actor

* '' Dark Illness'' (1989) * '' The Graduates'' (1995) * '' August Vacation'' (1995) * '' The Barber of Rio'' (1996) *'' Five Stormy Days'' (1997) * '' Viola Kisses Everybody'' (1998) * ''Volesse il cielo!'' (2002) * '' Suddenly Paradise'' (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 ...

'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Commediasexi'' (2006) * '' A Beautiful Wife'' (2007) * '' Cado dalle nubi'' (2009) * '' Me and Marilyn'' (2009) * '' Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess'' (2009) * '' Basilicata Coast to Coast'' (2010) * '' What a Beautiful Day'' (2011) * ''

Finalmente la felicità ''Finalmente la felicità'' is a 2011 film directed by and starring Leonardo Pieraccioni. Plot Benedetto is a music professor of Lucca Città di Lucca ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a ferti ...

'' (2011) * '' Escort in Love'' (2011) * ''È nata una star?'' (2012) * '' A Small Southern Enterprise'' (2013) * '' A Boss In The Living Room'' (2014) * '' Happily Mixed Up'' (2014) * '' La scuola più bella del mondo'' (2014) * '' An Italian Name'' (2015) * '' Onda su onda'' (2016) * '' What's the Big Deal'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2016) * '' The Place'' (2017) * '' Bob & Marys - Criminali a domicilio'' (2018) * '' The King's Musketeers'' (2018) * '' Si vive una volta sola'' (2021) * '' Scordato'' (2023) *'' Another Summer Holiday'' (2024) * '' U.S. Palmese'' (2024) * '' Madly'' (2025)

Film director

* '' Basilicata Coast to Coast'' (2010) * '' A Small Southern Enterprise'' (2013) * '' Onda su onda'' (2016) * '' Scordato'' (2023)

Television

* '' Classe di ferro'' (1989–1991) * '' Quelli della speciale'' (1992) * '' Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth'' (2000) * ''Vola Sciusciù'' (2000) * ''Giornalisti'' (2000) * '' Cuore contro cuore'' (2004) * ''

Le Cri ''Le cri'' is a 2006 French-Belgian television miniseries. Plot This saga tells what was the life of Metalworkers of Lorraine through the story of a working-class family: the Panaud. From 1845 until the blast furnaces closed in 1987, the life of ...

'' (2006) * ''

Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival ( ), officially the Italian Song Festival (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria, organized and broadcast by (RAI). It is the longest-running ...

'' (2012)

Discography

*''Che non si sappia in giro'' ( BMG Ricordi, 1997) *''La mia parte imperfetta'' (

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, 2012)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Papaleo, Rocco Italian male film actors People from Lauria 1958 births Living people Italian film directors Italian male singers Nastro d'Argento winners Male actors from Basilicata