Leo Gullotta
Born January 09, 1946 (Age: 80)
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Catania, Sicily, Italy
Biography
Salvatore Leopoldo "Leo" Gullotta (born 9 January 1946) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. Born in Catania and the last of six children, Gullotta started his career as an extra in Teatro Massimo Bellini. In his long career as actor, Gullotta has starred in about 100 films and has participated in numerous shows and drama series for television. In 1987 he won his first David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Il Camorrista by Giuseppe Tornatore, and later worked with Tornatore four more times. In 1997 and 2000 he won two more David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor, for the Maurizio Zaccaro films Il carniere and Un uomo perbene. He has also won two Silver Ribbon for Best supporting Actor, in 1984 for Mi manda Picone by Nanni Loy and in 2001 for Vajont by Renzo Martinelli. Gullotta has starred in many theatrical plays and dramas, and was part of the theater company "Il Bagaglino". He won the Flaiano Prize as stage actor of the year in 2010. He celebrated fifty years of activity that same year. Gullotta is also a well known voice actor, among others. He was the Italian voice of Manny in the first three films of the Ice Age film series. He reprised this role in short films and video games. He also dubbed Burt Young in Rocky, Joe Pesci in Once Upon a Time in America, Moonwalker, My Cousin Vinny and The Irishman, and the robot Johnny 5 in Short Circuit. He also became the new Italian voice of Woody Allen after the death of Oreste Lionello in 2009. In 1998 Gullotta debuted as writer with the book Mille fili d'erba (Di Renzo Editore, ISBN 88-86044-87-9). Gullotta is openly gay. He did not reveal his sexuality to the public until 1995. In 2019, he married his partner of 32 years. Gullotta is discreet about the details of his husband. Source: Article "Leo Gullotta" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Salvatore Leopoldo "Leo" Gullotta (born 9 January 1946) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian and writer.
Born in Catania and the last of six children, Gullotta started his career as an extra in Teatro Massimo Bellini. In his long career as actor, Gullotta has starred in about 100 films and has participated in numerous shows and drama series for television. In 1987 he won his first David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Il Camorrista by Giuseppe Tornatore, and later worked with Tornatore four more times. In 1997 and 2000 he won two more David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor, for the Maurizio Zaccaro films Il carniere and Un uomo perbene. He has also won two Silver Ribbon for Best supporting Actor, in 1984 for Mi manda Picone by Nanni Loy and in 2001 for Vajont by Renzo Martinelli.
Gullotta has starred in many theatrical plays and dramas, and was part of the theater company "Il Bagaglino". He won the Flaiano Prize as stage actor of the year in 2010. He celebrated fifty years of activity that same year.
Gullotta is also a well known voice actor, among others. He was the Italian voice of Manny in the first three films of the Ice Age film series. He reprised this role in short films and video games. He also dubbed Burt Young in Rocky, Joe Pesci in Once Upon a Time in America, Moonwalker, My Cousin Vinny and The Irishman, and the robot Johnny 5 in Short Circuit. He also became the new Italian voice of Woody Allen after the death of Oreste Lionello in 2009.
In 1998 Gullotta debuted as writer with the book Mille fili d'erba (Di Renzo Editore, ISBN 88-86044-87-9).
Gullotta is openly gay. He did not reveal his sexuality to the public until 1995. In 2019, he married his partner of 32 years. Gullotta is discreet about the details of his husband.
Source: Article "Leo Gullotta" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Filmography
Sono solo fantasmi
2019
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as Signore distinto
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Age: 73
I siciliani
2016
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as
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Age: 70
Italo
2015
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as Italo (Voce)
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Age: 69
Baaria
2009
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as Liborio
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Age: 63
Di Che Peccato Sei?
2007
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as Antonio Bertolacci
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Age: 61
La stella dei re
2007
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as Melkhior
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Age: 60
Incidenti
2005
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as giornalista
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Age: 59
Domani è un'altra truffa
2005
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as
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Age: 59
Guardians of the Clouds
2004
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as La Rocca
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Age: 57
Ottavio Mario Mai
2002
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as Self
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Age: 56
Vajont
2001
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as Mario Pancini
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Age: 55
Scarlet Diva
2000
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as Dr. Vessi
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Age: 54
Operazione Odissea
2000
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as Michele Sinatra
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Age: 54
Ladri si diventa
1998
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as Perini
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Age: 52
Simpatici & antipatici
1998
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as Gigetto
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Age: 52
No Image
La missione
1998
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as
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Age: 52
Oltremare - Non è l'America
1998
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as
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Age: 51
The Game Bag
1997
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as Carlo Gabbiadini
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Age: 51
Ladri si nasce
1997
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as il professore
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Age: 51
Gli Inaffidabili
1997
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as Bostik
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Age: 50
3
1996
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as Vescovo di Pisa
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Age: 50
Bruno aspetta in macchina
1996
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as Ziino
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Age: 50
Savages
1995
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as Luigi Pinardi
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Age: 49
The Star Maker
1995
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as Vito
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Age: 49
Carogne - Ciro and Me
1995
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as Prandstaller
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Age: 49
The Escort
1993
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as Polizzi
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Age: 47
Package, Double Package and Counterpackage
1993
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as Michele Bellezza
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Age: 47
Gole Ruggenti
1992
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as Edoardo Lasagnetta - scriptwriter
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Age: 46
In The Rose Garden
1990
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as Armando
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Age: 44
L'insegnante di violoncello
1989
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as Leo
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Age: 43
Scugnizzi
1989
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as Fortunato
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Age: 43
Sinbad of the Seven Seas
1989
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as Nadir
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Age: 43
Cinema Paradiso
1988
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as Ignazio, usher
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Age: 42
Italiani a Rio
1987
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as
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Age: 41
Blue Tango
1987
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as Fior da Fiore
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Age: 41
Half Right Half Left - 2 Footballers Without a Ball
1985
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as allenatore Juan Carlos Fulgencio
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Age: 39
L'esercito più pazzo del mondo
1981
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as trasformista
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Age: 35
I carabbimatti
1981
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as Ceci
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Age: 35
The Honorable with His Lover under the Bed
1981
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as Secretary Sgarbozzi / Honorable Sgarbozzi
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Age: 35
I Carabbinieri
1981
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as Salvatore Caruso
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Age: 35
Teste di quoio
1981
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as Carrisi
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Age: 34
Stark System
1980
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as Schioppa
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Age: 34
Café Express
1980
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as Vincenzo Imbastaro
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Age: 34
Rock 'n Roll
1978
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as Il vigile
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Age: 32