Leo Gullotta
Age: 79 | From: Catania, Sicily, Italy
Person Details
Birthday: 1946-01-09 06:15:41
Aliases: Leo , Salvatore Leopoldo Gullotta
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Catania, Sicily, Italy
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 38
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
Biography
Salvatore Leopoldo "Leo" Gullotta (born January 9, 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 has been openly gay since 1995. In 2019, he married his partner of 32 years. Source: Article "Leo Gullotta" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Most Famous Work
Cinema Paradiso
(1988) Ignazio, usher
The Professor
(1986) Jervolino
Everybody's Fine
(1990) L'homme armé sur le toit d'un immeuble de Naples
The Star Maker
(1995) Vito
Scarlet Diva
(2000) Dr. Vessi
The Heart in the Well
(2005) Don Bruno
In arte Nino
(2016) Prof. Giuffrida
Vajont
(2001) Mario PanciniActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N/A | |
| 2022 | N/A | |
| Vecchio | ||
| il Procuratore Nicolosi | ||
| 2020 | N/A | |
| Rosario Nicoletti | ||
| 2019 | Signore distinto | |
| Voce narrante | ||
| 2018 | Giovanni Bucci (voice) | |
| Narrator | ||
| 2017 | Don Raffaele | |
| 2016 | Prof. Giuffrida | |
| Ruggero Mazzamuto | ||
| 2015 | Italo (voce) | |
| 2014 | Self | |
| Padre Pino Puglisi (voice) | ||
| 2010 | Salvatore (voice) / Lisca (voice) | |
| Santini | ||
| 2009 | Liborio | |
| 2007 | Antonio Bertolacci | |
| Melkhior | ||
| 2005 | Cobo (voice) | |
| giornalista | ||
| Don Bruno | ||
| Don Bruno | ||
| N/A | ||
| Il giudice | ||
| 2004 | Leonardo | |
| La Rocca | ||
| 2001 | Mario Pancini | |
| N/A | ||
| 2000 | Dr. Vessi | |
| Michele Sinatra | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sluggard (voice) | ||
| 1999 | N/A | |
| Giovanni Pandico | ||
| Don Anselmo | ||
| 1998 | Capitano Meridionali | |
| Perini | ||
| Gigetto | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1997 | Carlo Gabbiadini | |
| The professor | ||
| Bostik | ||
| 1996 | Bishop of Pisa | |
| Ziino | ||
| 1995 | Sidik | |
| Luigi Pinardi | ||
| Vito | ||
| Tony | ||
| 1994 | Priotti | |
| 1993 | Polizzi | |
| Il frodatore fiscale contro terzi | ||
| 1992 | Edoardo Lasagnetta - scriptwriter | |
| 1990 | L'homme armé sur le toit d'un immeuble de Naples | |
| Armando | ||
| 1989 | Leo | |
| Fortunato | ||
| Carla | ||
| Nadir | ||
| 1988 | Ignazio, usher | |
| 1987 | N/A | |
| Fior da Fiore | ||
| 1986 | Jervolino | |
| Simoni, agente teatrale | ||
| Gaetano | ||
| 1985 | allenatore Juan Carlos Fulgencio | |
| 1984 | Sgueglia | |
| 1982 | Walter | |
| Recluta | ||
| Salvatore Manzilla | ||
| Sostituto Procuratore | ||
| Benito | ||
| 1981 | trasformista | |
| Secretary Sgarbozzi / Honorable Sgarbozzi | ||
| Salvatore Caruso | ||
| Ceci | ||
| Carrisi | ||
| 1980 | Schioppa | |
| Imbastaro, passeggero strabico | ||
| 1978 | Il vigile | |
| 1977 | Tarcisio Pollaroli "Er Fibbia" | |
| Captain Lopez - doctor | ||
| "Ifigenia", domestico omossessuale | ||
| Father | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
