Vincenzo Salemme

Vincenzo Salemme
Salemme in 2008
Born (1957-07-24) 24 July 1957 (age 67)
Bacoli, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
  • director
  • producer
Years active1975–present
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)

Vincenzo Salemme (born 24 July 1957) is an Italian actor, comedian, and filmmaker.

Life and career

Born in Bacoli, Province of Naples, Salemme began his career in 1976, with the stage company of Tato Russo.[1]

The following year he joined the theatre crew of Eduardo De Filippo, later led by his son Luca, where he worked until 1992.[1] In a 2018 interview, he said that De Filippo taught him to "italianise" words in Neapolitan when not in Naples, so everybody could understand the play.[2]

In the 1990s, Salemme started writing and producing his own comedy plays, enjoying a large success with E fuori nevica.[1][3]

He debuted in the movie industry the early 1980s as a character actor; following his increasing popularity on stage, in 1998 he wrote, directed and starred in the comedy film L'amico del cuore, which enjoyed a considerable commercial success.[1][3]

In the following years, Salemme alternated his personal projects, on stage and on the big screen, and leading roles in films by other directors, usually comedies.[3]

Salemme was also the protagonist of two television shows, Famiglia Salemme Show (2006) and Da Nord a Sud... e ho detto tutto! (2009), both of them aired on RAI.[4]

Filmography

Film

Title Year Role(s) Notes
Sweet Dreams 1981 Cultural operator Uncredited
Sweet Body of Bianca 1984 Massimiliano
The Mass Is Ended 1985 Andrea
C'è posto per tutti 1990 Tommaso
Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician 1992 Comunist militant Cameo
Il tuffo 1993 Matteo
My Best Friend's Wife 1998 Roberto Cordova Also director and writer
Amore a prima vista 1999 Bruno Garramone
Picasso's Face 2000 Himself Cameo
Freewheeling Pericle Caruso Also director and writer
Volesse il cielo! 2002 The Stranger
Opopomoz 2003 Joseph (voice) Voice role
Ho visto le stelle! Antonio Savarese Also director and writer
Cose da pazzi 2005 Felice
Olé 2006 Salvatore Rondinella
Baciami piccina Raoul Nuvolini
SMS 2007 Tommaso Lampedusa Also director and writer
No Problem 2008 Arturo Cremisi
Many Kisses Later 2009 Filippo
Baarìa Chief Comedian
La vita è una cosa meravigliosa 2010 Antonio
Make a Fake 2011 Enzo Gesumunno
Baciato dalla fortuna Gaetano
Ex 2: Still Friends? Antonio Schiavone
Lessons in Chocolate 2 Gastone Conti
10 Rules for Falling in Love 2012 Renato
Buona giornata Luigi Pirandi
Us in the U.S. 2013 Antonio
Sapore di te 2014 Piero De Marco
…E fuori nevica Enzo Righi Also director and writer
What's Your Sign? Augusto Fioretti
Se mi lasci non vale 2016 Vincenzo Also director and writer
Non si ruba a casa dei ladri Antonio Russo
Storks Toady (voice) Italian dub
Prima di lunedì Vincenzo Briganti
Caccia al tesoro 2017 Domenico Greco
Il contagio Walter
Una festa esagerata 2018 Gennaro Also director and writer
Se son rose Mr. Formisano
Vengo anch'io Michele
Compromessi sposi 2019 Gaetano De Rosa
7 ore per farti innamorare 2020 Enrico Dell'Orefice
È per il tuo bene Antonio
Con tutto il cuore 2021 Ottavio Camaldoli Also director and writer
I fratelli De Filippo Riccardo Ruggiti
Il sesso degli angeli 2022 Antonello Rovincello
'Le guerra dei nonni 2023 Gerry

Television

Title Year Role(s) Notes
Il cilindro 1978 Antonio Television movie
Un'isola 1986 Officer Vaporetto Two-parts television movie
Un siciliano in Sicilia 1987 Mr. Quartullo
Distretto di Polizia 2005 Himself Episode: "Il giustiziere"
Ballando con le Stelle 2006 Contestant Season 3
Miss Italia 2016 Judge Annual beauty contest
Tale e quale show 2018–2020 Judge Talent show

References

  1. ^ a b c d Peppe D'Antonio, Maurizio Di Rienzo (1999). 1998, un anno di esordi: talenti, opportunità e mercato. Lindau, 1999. ISBN 8871802721.
  2. ^ Pingitore, Silvia (28 December 2018). "Interview with Vincenzo Salemme: the Neapolitan theatre explained". the-shortlisted.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Gianni Canova (2005). Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN 881150516X.
  4. ^ ""E ho detto tutto": Salemme torna in tv "Con le risate farò unire Nord e Sud"". Il Mattino. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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