Toni Servillo is a famous Italian actor. He is also the director of the opera and drama theater.
Biography
Toni Servillo was born on January 25, 1959 in Afragola. It is a small town in Italy near Naples. Facts about his biography and personal life are practically unknown. Since the 1960s, Tony has lived in the Neapolitan province with his wife and children.
Career
Tony's television career began in 1987. He voiced the narrator in the Italian version of the animated short The Man Who Growing Trees. In 1992 he played Petro in the film Death of a Mathematician from Naples. In 1997 he took part in one of the episodes of the film "Vesuvians". The film was nominated for a Silver Ribbon Award for Best Actor. In 1998 he played Franco Turco in the film Theater of War.
In 2001, he played the role of Antonio Pisapia in the film with the original title One man up. He was also invited to play the role of Amerigo in the movie "Red Moon". In 2004, he played the role of Tito Girolamo in The Consequences of Love. The film won the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor. Also, the picture was nominated for the European Film Academy Award for Best Actor.
In 2005, he starred in the film Saturday, Sunday and Monday. After 2 years, he was invited to play the role of Giovanni Sanzio in the film "Girl by the Lake". The film won the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor and was presented at the 64th Venice Film Festival. Tony was invited to play the role of Dominico Falasco in Don't Waste Your Time Johnny.
In 2008, Tony played Franco in the film Gomorrah. He was also invited to play the role of Giulio Andreotti in the film "Amazing". In 2010, he played Gorbachev in the film of the same name. He played Giuseppe Mazzini in We Believed and Rosario Russo in Quiet Life. The Quiet Life was presented at the 5th Rome Film Festival. In 2011, he played the role of Ernesto Botta in the film Diamond.
In 2012, Servillo could be seen as Uliano Beffardi in Sleeping Beauty. In the same year he played in the film "It was a son." 2013 brought him roles in the films Long Live Freedom and Great Beauty. In the first picture he played the roles of Enrico Olivere and Giovanni Ernani, and in the second he played Jack Gambardella. "Great Beauty" is an epic movie satire on the theme of modern society. The film was directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
In 2016, he played Robert in the film Revelations. 2017 brought him two roles in Unleash as Elia and Girl in the Fog as Inspector Vogel. In 2018, he played Silvio Berlusconi in the Italian film Loro.
