Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.

Life and career

He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular participation in the

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late night talk show ''

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Show''. After some occasional participation in stage plays and films, he had his breakout with the role of Tarcisio in the 1995 crime film '' Palermo – Milan One Way'' by

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. In 1997 he got his first leading role in the sleeper box office hit '' We All Fall Down''.

Awards

Mastandrea won the

David di Donatello for Best Actor The David di Donatello Award for Best Actor (Italian language, Italian: ''David di Donatello per il miglior attore protagonista'') is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to re ...

for his role in ''

The First Beautiful Thing ''The First Beautiful Thing'' () is a 2010 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Virzì, produced by Medusa Film, Motorino Amaranto and Indiana Production, released in Italy on 15 January 2010. The film stars Micaela Ramazzotti, Valerio Ma ...

'' in 2010. In 2013, he won both the

for his performance in

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's ''

Balancing Act ''Balancing Act'' (, ) is a 2012 Italian-French drama film directed by Ivano De Matteo. It premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, in which Valerio Mastandrea won the Pasinetti Award. For his performance Mastandrea was also awa ...

'' and the

David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor The David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actor () is a film award presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstanding performance in a supporting role of an actor who has worke ...

for his role in

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's ''

Long Live Freedom ''Long Live Freedom'' () is a 2013 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Roberto Andò. It won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay and the David di Donatello for Best Script and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor to Valerio Ma ...

''.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1972 births Living people David di Donatello winners Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Male actors from Rome {{Italy-stage-actor-stub