Antonio Gerardi
Antonio Gerardi | |
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 Gerardi in 2023 | |
| Born | 8 March 1968 Potenza, Basilicata, Italy |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
Antonio Gerardi (born 8 March 1968) is an Italian actor and radio presenter.
Biography
Antonio Gerardi was born in Potenza, Basilicata, and grew up in the neighboring municipality of Avigliano. At thirteen he started as a radio presenter for "Radio Sud", a local radio in Potenza, and joined "Radio Norba" in 1988.[1] Later he began working for national stations like "RTL 102.5" and "Radio Kiss Kiss". After a year as a reporter for the TV show Le Iene, in 2007 he made his acting debut with Il rabdomante, directed by Fabrizio Cattani, who discovered him after an argument between Gerardi and a driver for a parking lot in Trastevere, Rome, thinking Gerardi had the right skills for acting.[2]
Since then, he has worked for many films and television series. He starred in comedies and dramas such as Basilicata coast to coast, Qualunquemente, Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood, Balancing Act, Io sono Mia, Padrenostro, The Last Paradise, and Last Night of Amore. On television he appeared mostly in crime and political series; his most notable roles include "Il sardo" in Romanzo criminale – La serie and Antonio Di Pietro in 1992 and its sequels 1993 and 1994. In 2020 he started his own web radio "Good Fellas Music Station", specialized in soul, funk and R&B genres.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Il rabdomante | Tonino | |
| 2007 | The Trial Begins | Donati | |
| 2008 | The Past Is a Foreign Land | Lieutenant | Cameo appearance |
| 2009 | Questo piccolo grande amore | Chief Reggiani | |
| 2010 | 20 Cigarettes | The producer | |
| Tutto l'amore del mondo | Xavier | ||
| Basilicata Coast to Coast | Carmine | ||
| 2011 | Qualunquemente | Lieutenant Cavallaro | |
| Il paese delle spose infelici | Vito | ||
| 2012 | Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood | Achille Faleri | |
| Balancing Act | Pietro | ||
| The Mongrel | Camorrist | Cameo appearance | |
| 2013 | Tutti contro tutti | Antonio | |
| Long Live Freedom | Bodyguard | Uncredited | |
| 2015 | Storie sospese | Ermanno | |
| Io che amo solo te | Franco Torres | ||
| 2016 | La cena di Natale | ||
| 2017 | Friends by Chance | Alessandro's father | |
| The Girl in the Fog | Giorgio Levi | ||
| 2018 | Reckless | Mr. Leonardi | |
| 2019 | Io sono Mia | Alberigo Crocetta | |
| 2020 | Padrenostro | Francesco | |
| The Predators | Flavio Vismara | ||
| 2021 | The Last Paradise | Cumpa' Schettino | |
| Appunti di un venditore di donne | Tano Casale | ||
| Io sono Babbo Natale | Mauro | ||
| 2023 | The First Day of My Life | Daniele's father | |
| Last Night of Amore | Cosimo |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Le Iene | Himself – Reporter | Satirical reportage program |
| 2008–2010 | Romano Criminale: The Series | Il Sardo | Main role |
| 2010 | Crimini | Franco Catalano | Episode: "Mork and Mindy" |
| Squadra antimafia – Palermo oggi | Ciruzzo Pace | Episode: "Il summit" | |
| 2011 | La nuova squadra | Michele Malinconico | Main role |
| 2012 | Paolo Borsellino: I 57 giorni | Gaspare Mutolo | Television film |
| 2015 | 1992 | Antonio Di Pietro | Main role |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | Mauro | Episode: "Episodio 5" | |
| Sotto copertura | Inspector Izzo | Main role (season 1) | |
| 2016 | Boris Giuliano - Un poliziotto a Palermo | Bruno Contrada | Television film |
| 2016–2018 | Non dirlo al mio capo | Rocco Tancredi | Main role (season 2); guest star (season 1) |
| 2017 | 1993 | Antonio Di Pietro | Main role |
| 2017–2019 | La porta rossa | Stefano Rambelli | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2019 | Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor | Don Mariano | Recurring role |
| 1994 | Antonio Di Pietro | Main role | |
| I ragazzi dello Zecchino d'Oro | Vincenzo | Television film | |
| 2020 | Vivi e lascia vivere | Renato Ruggero | Main role |
| 2021 | La fuggitiva | Giuseppe Mannara | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Bang Bang Baby | Nereo Ferraù | Main role |
| 2023 | The Lions of Sicily | Prince Filangeri | Recurring role |
| Noi siamo leggenda | Nunzio Parini | Main role | |
| 2024 | This Is Not Hollywood | Chief Persichella | Main role |
Notes
- ^ "Il brigante Antonio Gerardi sul set de" La nuova squadra" su Rai 3" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Antonio Gerardi/ "Elena Sofia Ricci? Una grande donna" (Vivi e lascia vivere)" (in Italian). 14 May 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Arriva "Good Fellas Music Station", la nuova radio di Antonio Gerardi" (in Italian). 22 May 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2022.