{{Short description|Italian actor, television presenter and director}} {{One source|date=July 2024}} {{Expand Italian|topic=bio|Claudio Amendola|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Claudio Amendola | image = File:Claudio_Amendola_Déluge.jpg | caption = Amendola in 2025 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|2|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Rome]], Italy | occupation = {{flatlist| *Actor *film director *television presenter }} | years_active = 1983–present | height = {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | spouse = {{plainlist| *{{marriage|Marina Grande|1983|1997|end=divorced}} *{{marriage|[[Francesca Neri]]|2010|2022|end=divorced}} }} | children = 3, including [[Alessia Amendola]] | father = [[Ferruccio Amendola]] | mother = [[Rita Savagnone]] | awards = | relatives = Deddi Savagnone (aunt)<br>[[Mario Amendola]] (great-uncle) }}
'''Claudio Amendola''' (born 16 February 1963) is an Italian actor, film director and television presenter. He starred in the 1993 film ''[[The Escort (1993 film)|The Escort]]'', which was entered into the [[1993 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2582/year/1993.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Escort |access-date=2009-08-20|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
==Biography== Born in Rome and the son of actors and voice dubbers [[Ferruccio Amendola]] and [[Rita Savagnone]], Amendola started his movie career during the 1980s, playing comic roles in some Italian comedies directed by [[Carlo Vanzina]]. In 1987 he played his first dramatic role in ''[[Soldati - 365 all'alba]]'', directed by [[Marco Risi]], and in the following decade he confirmed his dramatic skills in some movies such as ''[[Ultra (film)|Ultra]]'' (1990) and ''[[The Escort (1993 film)|The Escort]]'' (1993), both directed by [[Ricky Tognazzi]]. During the 2000s Amendola became a very popular television actor, acting in the popular fiction ''[[I Cesaroni]]'', the Italian version of ''[[Los Serrano]]''.
===Personal life=== Amendola was married to actress [[Francesca Neri]] from 2010 until 2022 and they have a son together, Rocco. He also has two daughters from a previous marriage. One of them is voice actress [[Alessia Amendola]].
==Filmography==
===Films=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |rowspan="2"|1983 !scope="row"|''[[Lontano da dove]]'' |Mario | |- !scope="row"|''[[Vacanze di Natale]]'' |Mario Marchetti | |- |rowspan="2"|1984 !scope="row"|''[[Amarsi un po' (film)|Amarsi un po']]'' |Marco Coccia | |- !scope="row"|''[[Vacanze in America]]'' |Alessio Liberatore | |- |1985 !scope="row"|''[[The Venetian Woman]]'' |Bernardo | |- |1987 !scope="row"|''[[Soldati - 365 all'alba]]'' |Claudio Scanna | |- |1988 !scope="row"|''[[Days of Inspector Ambrosio]]'' |Luciano | |- |1989 !scope="row"|''[[Forever Mary]]'' |Pietro Giancona | |- |1990 !scope="row"|''[[Captain Fracassa's Journey]]'' |Agostino | |- |1991 !scope="row"|''[[Ultra (film)|Ultra]]'' |Principe | |- |1992 !scope="row"|''[[Un'altra vita]]'' |Mauro | |- |rowspan="2"|1993 !scope="row"|''[[The Escort (1993 film)|The Escort]]'' |Angelo Mandolesi | |- !scope="row"|''Briganti - Amore e libertà'' |Giovanni | |- |rowspan="2"|1994 !scope="row"|''[[The Heroes (1994 film)|The Heroes]]'' |Fabio | |- !scope="row"|''[[La Reine Margot (1994 film)|La Reine Margot]]'' |Annibal de Coconas | |- |rowspan="3"|1995 !scope="row"|''[[Policemen (film)|Policemen]]'' |Lorenzo Ferri | |- !scope="row"|''[[Who Killed Pasolini?]]'' |'Trepalle' | |- !scope="row"|''[[The Horseman on the Roof]]'' |Paolo Maggionari | |- |1996 !scope="row"|''[[My Generation (1996 film)|My Generation]]'' |Claudio Braccio | |- |rowspan="6"|1997 !scope="row"|''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' |Tramp (voice) |Italian voice-over |- !scope="row"|''Un paradiso di bugie'' |Sergio | |- !scope="row"|''[[An Eyewitness Account]]'' |Sandro Nardella | |- !scope="row"|''[[The Grey Zone (1997 film)|The Grey Zone]]'' |Dario Campisi | |- !scope="row"|''[[Other Men]]'' |Michele Croce | |- !scope="row"|''Santo Stefano'' |Bruno D'Assisi | |- |1998 !scope="row"|''Mare largo'' |Edoardo | |- |rowspan="3"|2000 !scope="row"|''[[La Carbonara]]'' |Lupone | |- !scope="row"|''Il grande botto'' |Antonio Nunziante | |- !scope="row"|''[[Johnny the Partisan]]'' |[[Piero Balbo]] | |- |rowspan="2"|2001 !scope="row"|''[[Domenica (2001 film)|Domenica]]'' |Inspector Sciarra | |- !scope="row"|''Sottovento'' |Paolo | |- |rowspan="3"|2003 !scope="row"|''[[Caterina in the Big City]]'' |Manlio Germano | |- !scope="row"|''Ho visto le stelle'' |Renato / Claudio | |- !scope="row"|''Senza freni'' |Uncle Claudio |Unreleased |- |rowspan="2"|2005 !scope="row"|''[[Il ritorno del Monnezza]]'' |Rocky Giraldi |Also writer |- !scope="row"|''[[Melissa P. (film)|Melissa P.]]'' |{{n/a|None}} |Producer |- |2010 !scope="row"|''La fisica dell'acqua'' |Claudio | |- |2011 !scope="row"|''[[Bar Sport]]'' |Client |Cameo appearance |- |2013 !scope="row"|''[[Cha cha cha (film)|Cha cha cha]]'' |Torre | |- |2014 !scope="row"|''[[The Move of the Penguin]]'' |{{n/a|None}} |Director and writer |- |rowspan="2"|2015 !scope="row"|''[[The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles]]'' |Sergio | |- !scope="row"|''[[Suburra (film)|Suburra]]'' |Samurai | |- |rowspan="3"|2017 !scope="row"|''Il permesso - 48 ore fuori'' |Luigi |Also director and writer |- !scope="row"|''[[Like a Cat on a Highway]]'' |Sergio | |- !scope="row"|''[[Pino Daniele|Pino Daniele: Il tempo resterà]]'' |Himself |Documentary |- |rowspan="2"|2018 !scope="row"|''Hotel Gagarin'' |Elio Beato | |- !scope="row"|''[[Show Dogs]]'' |Deepak (voice) |Italian voice-over |- |2020 !scope="row"|''Abbi fede'' |Adamo | |- |2021 !scope="row"|''[[Like a Cat on a Highway 2]]'' |Sergio | |- |2022 !scope="row"|''I cassamortari'' |{{n/a|None}} |Director and writer |- |2025 !scope="row"|''Fuori la verità'' |Edoardo | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1982 !scope="row"|''Storia d'amore e d'amicizia'' |Davide |Miniseries |- |1984 !scope="row"|''Quei trentasei gradini'' |Pino |Miniseries |- |rowspan="3"|1987 !scope="row"|''L'ombra nera del Vesuvio'' |Nini Sposito |Miniseries |- !scope="row"|''Professione vacanze'' |Antonio Palombelli |Episode: "A qualcuno piace il calcio" |- !scope="row"|''Little Roma'' |Augusto |Main role |- |1990 !scope="row"|''Il colore della vittoria'' |[[Attilio Ferraris]] |Miniseries |- |1991–1992 !scope="row"|''Pronto soccorso'' |Augusto |Main role |- |1991–1993 !scope="row"|''[[Felipe ha gli occhi azzurri]]'' |Antonio Stasi |Main role |- |1996 !scope="row"|''[[Nostromo (TV series)|Nostromo]]'' |Nostromo |Miniseries |- |rowspan="2"|1999 !scope="row"|''Squadra mobile scomparsi'' |Inspector Spada |Recurring role; 5 episodes |- !scope="row"|''[[Jesus (1999 film)|Jesus]]'' |[[Barabbas]] |Television film |- |2000 !scope="row"|''L'impero'' |Dario Ferri |Miniseries |- |2001 !scope="row"|''L'attentatuni - Il grande attentato'' |Cardine |Miniseries |- |2002 !scope="row"|''[[Napoléon (miniseries)|Napoléon]]'' |[[Joachim Murat]] |Miniseries |- |2003 !scope="row"|''[[Inferno Below]]'' |Antonino |Miniseries |- |rowspan="2"|2005 !scope="row"|''La caccia'' |Pietro Sacco |Miniseries |- !scope="row"|''Cefalonia'' |Mikis |Television film |- |2006 !scope="row"|''[[48 ore]]'' |Diego Montagna |Lead role |- |2006–2014; 2026 !scope="row"|''[[I Cesaroni]]'' |Giulio Cesaroni |Main role |- |2010 !scope="row"|''[[Tutti per Bruno]]'' |Inspector Bruno Miranda |Lead role |- |2011 !scope="row"|''Dov'è mia figlia?'' |Claudio Valle |Miniseries |- |2016 !scope="row"|''Lampedusa - Dall'orizzone in poi'' |Marco Serra |Miniseries |- |2018–2022 !scope="row"|''[[Carlo & Malik]]'' |Carlo Guerrieri |Lead role |- |2023–2024 !scope="row"|''Il patriarca'' |Nemesio Bandera |Lead role |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0024580}}
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