Vincenzo Amato
Birthday: 1966-03-30 | Place of Birth: Palermo, Sicily, ItalyVincenzo Amato (born 30 March 1966) is an Italian actor and sculptor. He has two daughters (11 and 12) Born in Palermo as the son of the stage director and folk musician Emma Muzzi Loffredo, after high school Amato moved to Rome, where his mother lived. Always dedicated to painting, he finished university focused on iron sculpting. After a couple of exhibitions at the art gallery Il Gabbiano in Rome, he moved to Manhattan, New York and began to exhibit with some success at the Earl McGrath Gallery in New York. In the US, Amato became friends with the director Emanuele Crialese, who directed his debut as an actor in the film Once We Were Strangers. His career as an actor had a breakthrough with the role of the fisherman Pietro in Crialise's next film, Respiro. In 2007, he was nominated for David di Donatello for Best Actor for his performance in Nuovomondo.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Eric Marchese
as Giovanni Kessler
as Bruno Zirato
as Felice
as Salvo
as Antonio
as Director Gallo
as Oscar Romano
as Marc
as Ernesto
as Padre di Luna
as Pierpaolo Natoli
as Stars
as Natale Sciacca
as Richie
as Anthony Zamperini
as Filippo
as Massimo
as Giovanni
as Paolo Moretti
as Aldo Talarico
as Simone Nicolai
