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Salvatore Leopoldo "Leo" Gullotta (born 9 January 1946) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. He became known for his role in Café Express (1980), and has won several David di Donatello awards, the first one being for his role in Giuseppe Tornatore's The Professor (1986).
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Born | Salvatore Leopoldo Gullotta 9 January 1946 Catania, Italy |
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Years active | 1964–present |
Salvatore Leopoldo Gullotta[1] was born on 9 January 1946 in Catania, Sicily.[2]
In 2010, Gullotta celebrated fifty years of his career.[3]
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.[1]
He became widely known after his role in Nanni Loy's Café Express, a Commedia all'italiana hit in 1980.[4]
He has worked with director and screenwriter Giuseppe Tornatore at least five times.[5]
Gullotta is also a well-known voice actor, among others.[6] 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.[7] He also became the new Italian voice of Woody Allen after the death of Oreste Lionello in 2009.[8]
Gullotta has starred in many theatrical plays and dramas, and was part of the Il Bagaglino theater company.[4][9][10]
In 1998, Gullotta debuted as writer with the book Mille fili d'erba (Di Renzo Editore, ISBN 88-86044-87-9).[11]
In 2020, along with Francesco Calogero, Gullero was artistic director of Taormina Film Fest.[12]
In 1987, Gullotta won his first David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Professor by Giuseppe Tornatore.[5]
In 1997 and 2000, respectively, he won two more David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor, for the Maurizio Zaccaro films Il carniere and Un uomo perbene.[5]
Gullotta has also won two Silver Ribbons for Best supporting Actor, in 1984 for Mi manda Picone by Nanni Loy and in 2001 for Vajont by Renzo Martinelli.[5]
In 2010, he won the Flaiano Prize as stage actor of the year.[10]
Gullotta is openly gay. He did not reveal his sexuality to the public until 1995.[13] In 2019, he married Fabio Grossi, who was his partner of 32 years.[14][15][16]
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