Pino Quartullo

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Giuseppe "Pino" Quartullo (born 12 July 1957) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright.

Life and career

Born in Civitavecchia, after getting a degree in architecture, Quartullo graduated in directing at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts and then studied at the Drama Laboratory of Gigi Proietti.[1] He debuted on stage with Aldo Trionfo, serving both as an actor and as assistant director.[1] In 1983 he founded the stage company La Festa Mobile, serving as actor, director, and playwright.[1]

In 1985 Quartullo co-directed with Stefano Reali Exit, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[1] He made his feature film directorial debut in 1992, with the comedy film Quando eravamo repressi, and from then he directed a number of comedy-dramas, inspired to golden age Commedia all'italiana.[1][2]

Quartullo has also had a rare career as a dubber. He dubbed Jim Carrey in two of his 1994 feature films, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber.

Personal life

In the mid-1990s, Quartullo was in a relationship with actress Elena Sofia Ricci. They had one daughter, Emma (born 1996). Since 2010, Quartullo has been married to journalist Margherita Romaniello. He considers himself Roman Catholic.[3]

Selected filmography

  • Secondo Ponzio Pilato (1987)
  • Little Misunderstandings (1989)
  • When We Were Repressed (1992, also director and screenwriter)
  • Women Don't Want To (1993, also director and screenwriter)
  • Love Story with Cramps (1995, also director and screenwriter)
  • We'll Really Hurt You (1998, also director and screenwriter)
  • Lo zio d'America (TV, 2002–2006)
  • What Will Happen to Us (2004)
  • Never Again as Before (2005)
  • Amiche mie (TV, 2008)
  • The Youngest Son (2010)

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4][1.5]Poppi, Roberto (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai nostri giorni (in Italian). Rome: Gremese. ISBN 88-8440-171-2. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. 2.Canova, Gianni, ed. (2005). Enciclopedia del cinema. Le Garzantine (in Italian) (2 ed.). Garzanti. ISBN 88-11-50516-X. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. 3.Giordano, Lucio (19 April 2024). "Per sentirmi più vicino a Dio chiedo aiuto a mia madre". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 15. pp. 78–81.