Antonio Catania

Antonio Catania
Born	22 February 1952 Acireale, Catania
Occupation	actor

Antonio Catania (born 22 February 1952) is an Italian actor.

Life and career

Born in Acireale, Catania, Antonio Catania studied acting at the Drama School of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan.^[1] After the graduation he started an intense stage career, often working with Gabriele Salvatores with the stage company Compagnia dell'Elfo.^[1][2]

After several minor roles, in the 1990s Catania started obtaining more significant roles, in films directed by Silvio Soldini, Carlo Verdone, Leone Pompucci, Nanni Moretti and the same Salvatores.^[2] Catania is also active in television, notably in TV series Zanzibar and Boris.

Selected filmography

• Puerto Escondido (1992)
• Mille bolle blu (1993)
• Camerieri (1995)
• Bits and Pieces (1996)
• Vesna Goes Fast (1996)
• Penniless Hearts (1996)
• Physical Jerks (1997)
• Nirvana (1997)
• The Game Bag (1997)
• The Dinner (1998)
• Outlaw (1999)
• Bread and Tulips (2000)
• This Is Not Paradise (2000)
• The Council of Egypt (2002)
• Bimba - È clonata una stella (2002)
• It Can’t Be All Our Fault (2003)
• Secret File (2003)
• Love Is Eternal While It Lasts (2004)
• The Bodyguard's Cure (2006)
• Night Bus (2007)
• Paul VI: The Pope in the Tempest (2008)
• The Worst Week of My Life (2011)
• The Christmas Week of My Life (2012)
• Boris: The Film (2011)
• Them Who? (2015)

References

1. Felice Cappa, Piero Gelli, Marco Mattarozzi. Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Baldini & Castoldi, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
2. Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.

External links

• Official website
• Antonio Catania at the Internet Movie Database