Vincenzo Amato (born 30 March 1966) is an Italian actor and sculptor.
Life and career 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.
Partial filmography
Once We Were Strangers (1997) - Antonio Prison Song (2001) - Store Owner Ciao America (2002) - Bongo Respiro (2002) - Pietro Nuovomondo (2006) - Salvatore Mancuso The Sweet and the Bitter (2007) - Vito Scordia, Saro's father Autumn Dawn (2007) - Marco Einstein (2008, TV Movie) - Albert Einstein Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) - Girard Rabelais School Is Over (2010) - Aldo Talarico Girl on a Bicycle (2013) - Paolo Moretti Exilados do Vulcão (2013) - Pedro ReWined (2013) - Giovanni War Story (2014) - Filippo Darker Than Midnight (2014) - Massimo, Davide's father Unbroken (2014) - Anthony The Wannabe (2015) - Richie Soundtrack (2015) - Paolo Abbraccialo per me (2016) - Pietro The Habit of Beauty (2016) - Ernesto It's the Law (2017) - Pierpaolo Natoli Sicilian Ghost Story (2017) - Padre di Luna Veleni (2017) - Dr. Bonadies The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018) - Versace Spokesman Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018) - Anthony Zamperini Tornare (2019) - Marc Bennet Caught by a Wave (2021) - Antonio Red Notice (2021) - Director Gallo L'immensità (2022) - Felice Maestro (2023) - Bruno Zirato
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