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Leo Gullotta

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Leo Gullotta

Leo Gullotta is an actor born on January 9, 1946 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He is known for It’s the Law, Savages and The Star Maker. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
January 9, 1946
Place of birth
Catania, Sicily, Italy
Also known as
Leo · Salvatore Leopoldo Gullotta

Biography

Salvatore Leopoldo "Leo" Gullotta (born 9 January 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 is openly gay. He did not reveal his sexuality to the public until 1995. In 2019, he married his partner of 32 years. Gullotta is discreet about the details of his husband. Source: Article "Leo Gullotta" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

  1. 2025Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatoreas Police Commissioner Iervolino · 5 episodes
  2. 2024Per il mio beneas Luciano
  3. 2023So tutto di teas Aldo Lipari
  4. 2022Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mysteryas il Procuratore Nicolosi · 6 episodes
  5. 2020Il delitto Mattarellaas Rosario Nicoletti
  6. 2019Sono solo fantasmias Signore distinto
  7. 2018La stella di Andra e Tatias Giovanni Bucci (voice)
  8. 2018The Red Treeas Narrator
  9. 2017It’s the Lawas Don Raffaele
  10. 2016In arte Ninoas Prof. Giuffrida
  11. 2015Italoas Italo (Voce)
  12. 2011The Father and the Foreigneras Santini
  13. 2010Giovanni e Paolo e il mistero dei pupias Salvatore (voice) / Lisca (voice)
  14. 2009Baariaas Liborio
  15. 2005Leo the Lionas Cobo (voice)
  16. 2005Fatti della banda della Maglianaas Il giudice
  17. 2004In This World of Thievesas Leonardo
  18. 2001Vajontas Mario Pancini
  19. 2000Scarlet Divaas Dr. Vessi
  20. 2000Operazione Odisseaas Michele Sinatra
  21. 1999Villa Ada
  22. 1999Un uomo perbeneas Giovanni Pandico
  23. 1998Simpatici & antipaticias Gigetto
  24. 1997Ladri si nasceas il professore
  25. 1997Gli Inaffidabilias Bostik
  26. 19963as Vescovo di Pisa
  27. 1996Bruno aspetta in macchinaas Ziino
  28. 1995Snowballas Sidik
  29. 1995Savagesas Luigi Pinardi
  30. 1995The Star Makeras Vito
  31. 1995Men Men Menas Tony
  32. 1993The Escortas Polizzi
  33. 1993Package, Double Package and Counterpackageas Michele Bellezza
  34. 1992Gole Ruggentias Edoardo Lasagnetta - scriptwriter
  35. 1990In The Rose Gardenas Armando
  36. 1990Everybody's Fineas L'homme armé sur le toit d'un immeuble de Naples
  37. 1989L'insegnante di violoncelloas Leo
  38. 1989Scugnizzias Fortunato
  39. 1989Sinbad of the Seven Seasas Nadir
  40. 1988Cinema Paradisoas Ignazio, usher
  41. 1987Italiani a Rio
  42. 1986The Professoras Police Commissioner Iervolino
  43. 1986Department Storeas Simoni, agente teatrale
  44. 1986Il Bi e il Baas Gaetano
  45. 1985Half Right Half Left - 2 Footballers Without a Ballas allenatore Juan Carlos Fulgencio
  46. 1984Where's Picone?as Sgueglia
  47. 1982Heads I Win, Tails You Loseas Walter
  48. 1982Stormtroopers IIas Recluta
  49. 1982Spaghetti Houseas Salvatore Manzilla
  50. 1982The Paramedicas Sostituto Procuratore
  51. 1982Miss Rightas Benito
  52. 1981L'esercito più pazzo del mondoas trasformista
  53. 1981I carabbimattias Ceci
  54. 1981The Honorable with His Lover under the Bedas Secretary Sgarbozzi / Honorable Sgarbozzi
  55. 1981I Carabbinierias Salvatore Caruso
  56. 1981Teste di quoioas Carrisi
  57. 1980Café Expressas Vincenzo Imbastaro
  58. 1977The Swindleas Tarcisio Pollaroli "Er Fibbia"
  59. 1977The Nurse on a Military Touras Captain Lopez - doctor
  60. 1977Ride bene... chi ride ultimoas "Ifigenia", domestico omossessuale