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