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Vincenzo Salemme (born 24 July 1957) is an Italian actor, playwright, director and screenwriter.

Vincenzo Salemme
Born	(1957-07-24) 24 July 1957 (age 65) Bacoli, Italy
Occupation	actor
Years active	1975-present
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)

Life and career

Born in Bacoli, Province of Naples, Salemme began his career in 1976, with the stage company of Tato Russo.[1]

The following year he joined the theatre crew of Eduardo De Filippo, later led by his son Luca, where he worked until 1992.[1] In a 2018 interview, he said that De Filippo taught him to "italianise" words in Neapolitan when not in Naples, so everybody could understand the play.[2]

In the 1990s, Salemme started writing and producing his own comedy plays, enjoying a large success with E fuori nevica.[1][3]

He debuted in the movie industry the early 1980s as a character actor; following his increasing popularity on stage, in 1998 he wrote, directed and starred in the comedy film L'amico del cuore, which enjoyed a considerable commercial success.[1][3]

In the following years, Salemme alternated his personal projects, on stage and on the big screen, and leading roles in films by other directors, usually comedies.[3]

Salemme was also the protagonist of two television shows, Famiglia Salemme Show (2006) and Da Nord a Sud... e ho detto tutto! (2009), both of them aired on RAI.[4]

Filmography

As director and screenwriter

• My Best Friend's Wife (1998)
• Amore a prima vista (1999)
• Freewheeling (2000)
• God Willing (2002)
• Ho visto le stelle! (2003)
• Cose da pazzi (2005)
• SMS - Sotto mentite spoglie (2007)
• No Problem (2008)
• ...E fuori nevica! (2014)
• Se mi lasci non vale (2016)
• Una festa esagerata (2018)

As actor (selection)

References

External links

• Official website
• Vincenzo Salemme at IMDb

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