Biography of Sergio Castellitto

Ranging between comedy and drama

August 18, 1953
Sergio Castellitto was born in Rome on August 18 day of 1953 in a family whose origins are from the city of Campobasso. Sergio studied acting at the National Academy of dramatic art, but did not complete its journey. He made his debut in the theater very young and has to be directed by important directors; They include Luigi Squarzina and Aldo Trionfo (Il Candelaio, 1981) and Enzo Muzii (Circle by Schnitzler, 1985). At the age of 34 years, in 1987, he joined in marriage with Mrs Margaret Mazzantini; Sergio and Margaret met on the occasion of the staging of "the three sisters" by Anton Chekhov: the couple will make the world less than four children. In the years ' 90, Sergio Castellitto gets good success with the hit comedy by Neil Simon's "barefoot in the Park" (1994) and in the play "Recital about Derek Jarman" (1995).
His debut as a stage director takes place in 1996 with the play "Lolito", written and performed by Margaret Mazzantini and Nancy Brilli. Even as a Director but also as interpreter, brings to the stage in 2004 another wife's text, entitled "Zorro". As a film actor made his debut in 1981 playing a marginal role as an extra in "three brothers", by Francesco Rosi; Here are some movies where Sergio Castellitto plays roles of shoulder, then getting noticed as a protagonist in some first films made by young directors; among his best evidence there is that "he looks dead ... but it's just passed out" (1985), directed by Felice Farina, of whom Castellitto also writes the subject and collaborated on the screenplay.
The general public appreciates in the comedies "Piccoli equivoci" (1989), by Ricky Tognazzi and Stasera a casa di Alice "" (1990), by Carlo Verdone. It does not disdain the commitment as in "roles" by Marco Ferreri and "religious instruction" by Marco Bellocchio. In great demand abroad, work with a certain continuity in France. His best movie in years ' 90 are "the great pumpkin" (1993), by Francesca Archibugi and "L'uomo delle stelle" (1995), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, which earned him two awards Silver Ribbon. His directorial debut on the big screen will not collect many plaudits: his first film is a grotesque comedy titled "free butter", which comes out in theaters in 1999. He won a David di Donatello for 2004 film "don't move", taken from the novel by Margaret Mazzantini, Sergio Castellitto directed and for which he wrote the screenplay.
In 2006 back to recite directed by Marco Bellocchio in "the wedding Director"; in the same year, he worked for the first time with Gianni Amelio in the film "the star that there is." Television debut takes place in 1982, but has since the mid 80 's that the presence of Sergio Catellitto becomes constant: get great public success in the series "a maverick", directed by Giorgio Capitani. Great emotions arouse his excellent interpretations of Italian great people such as Fausto Coppi (1995), Don Lorenzo Milani (1997), Padre Pio (2000) and Enzo Ferrari (2003). Do you also know a resounding flop in 2004 when interpreting on tv Maigret. Among the international film productions include her participation in "the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (2008) as young antagonist King Miraz, Caspian (Castellitto in the past lived actually in the town of Narni, in Umbria, the ancient Romans ' Narnia where Clive Staples Lewis, the author of the novel from which the film is based, was inspired by the name of his work). Among his most recent work at the movies include "Italians" (directed by Giovanni Veronesi, 2009), "a trio of women and bridal gowns" (directed by Vincenzo Terracciano, 2009), "matter of opinion" (directed by Jacques Rivette, 2009), "raise your head" (directed by Alessandro Angelini, 2009), "La bellezza del somaro (its Director, 2010)," Venuto al mondo "(its Director, 2011). Article contributed by the team of collaborators.