Antonio Gerardi

Antonio Gerardi
Gerardi in 2023
Born (1968-03-08) 8 March 1968 (age 56)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • radio presenter
Years active1981–present

Antonio Gerardi (born 8 March 1968) is an Italian actor and radio presenter.

Biography

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Antonio Gerardi was born in Potenza, Basilicata, and grew up in the neighboring municipality of Avigliano. At thirteen he started as a radio presenter for "Radio Sud", a local radio in Potenza, and joined "Radio Norba" in 1988.[1] Later he began working for national stations like "RTL 102.5" and "Radio Kiss Kiss". After a year as a reporter for the TV show Le Iene, in 2007 he made his acting debut with Il rabdomante, directed by Fabrizio Cattani, who discovered him after an argument between Gerardi and a driver for a parking lot in Trastevere, Rome, thinking Gerardi had the right skills for acting.[2]

Since then, he has worked for many films and television series. He starred in comedies and dramas such as Basilicata coast to coast, Qualunquemente, Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood, Balancing Act, Io sono Mia, Padrenostro, The Last Paradise, and Last Night of Amore. On television he appeared mostly in crime and political series; his most notable roles include "Il sardo" in Romanzo criminale – La serie and Antonio Di Pietro in 1992 and its sequels 1993 and 1994. In 2020 he started his own web radio "Good Fellas Music Station", specialized in soul, funk and R&B genres.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Il rabdomante Tonino
2007 The Trial Begins Donati
2008 The Past Is a Foreign Land Lieutenant Cameo appearance
2009 Questo piccolo grande amore Chief Reggiani
2010 20 Cigarettes The producer
Tutto l'amore del mondo Xavier
Basilicata Coast to Coast Carmine
2011 Qualunquemente Lieutenant Cavallaro
Il paese delle spose infelici Vito
2012 Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood Achille Faleri
Balancing Act Pietro
The Mongrel Camorrist Cameo appearance
2013 Tutti contro tutti Antonio
Long Live Freedom Bodyguard Uncredited
2015 Storie sospese Ermanno
Io che amo solo te Franco Torres
2016 La cena di Natale
2017 Friends by Chance Alessandro's father
The Girl in the Fog Giorgio Levi
2018 Reckless Mr. Leonardi
2019 Io sono Mia Alberigo Crocetta
2020 Padrenostro Francesco
The Predators Flavio Vismara
2021 The Last Paradise Cumpa' Schettino
Appunti di un venditore di donne Tano Casale
Io sono Babbo Natale Mauro
2023 The First Day of My Life Daniele's father
Last Night of Amore Cosimo

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Le Iene Himself – Reporter Satirical reportage program
2008–2010 Romano Criminale: The Series Il Sardo Main role
2010 Crimini Franco Catalano Episode: "Mork and Mindy"
Squadra antimafia – Palermo oggi Ciruzzo Pace Episode: "Il summit"
2011 La nuova squadra Michele Malinconico Main role
2012 Paolo Borsellino: I 57 giorni Gaspare Mutolo Television film
2015 1992 Antonio Di Pietro Main role
Thou Shalt Not Kill Mauro Episode: "Episodio 5"
Sotto copertura Inspector Izzo Main role (season 1)
2016 Boris Giuliano - Un poliziotto a Palermo Bruno Contrada Television film
2016–2018 Non dirlo al mio capo Rocco Tancredi Main role (season 2); guest star (season 1)
2017 1993 Antonio Di Pietro Main role
2017–2019 La porta rossa Stefano Rambelli Main role (seasons 1-2)
2019 Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor Don Mariano Recurring role
1994 Antonio Di Pietro Main role
I ragazzi dello Zecchino d'Oro Vincenzo Television film
2020 Vivi e lascia vivere Renato Ruggero Main role
2021 La fuggitiva Giuseppe Mannara 3 episodes
2022 Bang Bang Baby Nereo Ferraù Main role
2023 The Lions of Sicily Prince Filangeri Recurring role
Noi siamo leggenda Nunzio Parini Main role
2024 This Is Not Hollywood Chief Persichella Main role

Notes

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  1. ^ "Il brigante Antonio Gerardi sul set de" La nuova squadra" su Rai 3" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Antonio Gerardi/ "Elena Sofia Ricci? Una grande donna" (Vivi e lascia vivere)" (in Italian). 14 May 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Arriva "Good Fellas Music Station", la nuova radio di Antonio Gerardi" (in Italian). 22 May 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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