Pino Quartullo

Pino Quartullo
Quartullo in 2019
Born
Giuseppe Quartullo

(1957-07-12) 12 July 1957 (age 67)
Civitavecchia, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • playwright
Years active1980–present
Spouse
Margherita Romaniello
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(m. 2010)​
Children1

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Poppi, Roberto (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai nostri giorni (in Italian). Rome: Gremese. ISBN 88-8440-171-2. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  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. ^ Giordano, Lucio (19 April 2024). "Per sentirmi più vicino a Dio chiedo aiuto a mia madre". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 15. pp. 78–81.