Pino Quartullo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Giuseppe Quartullo 12 July 1957 Civitavecchia, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, screenwriter, playwright |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Spouse |
Margherita Romaniello
(m. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
Giuseppe "Pino" Quartullo (born 12 July 1957) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright.[1]
Life and career
Born in Civitavecchia, after getting a degree in architecture, Quartullo graduated in directing at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts and then studied at the Drama Laboratory of Gigi Proietti.[2] He debuted on stage with Aldo Trionfo, serving both as an actor and as assistant director.[2] In 1983 he founded the stage company La Festa Mobile, serving as actor, director, and playwright.[2]
In 1985 Quartullo co-directed with Stefano Reali Exit, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[2] He made his feature film directorial debut in 1992, with the comedy film Quando eravamo repressi, and from then he directed a number of comedy-dramas, inspired to golden age Commedia all'italiana.[2][3]
Quartullo has also had a rare career as a dubber. He dubbed Jim Carrey in two of his 1994 feature films, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber.
Personal life
In the mid-1990s, Quartullo was in a relationship with actress Elena Sofia Ricci. They had one daughter, Emma (born 1996). Since 2010, Quartullo has been married to journalist Margherita Romaniello.
Selected filmography
- Secondo Ponzio Pilato (1987)
- Little Misunderstandings (1989)
- When We Were Repressed (1992, also director and screenwriter)
- Women Don't Want To (1993, also director and screenwriter)
- Love Story with Cramps (1995, also director and screenwriter)
- We'll Really Hurt You (1998, also director and screenwriter)
- Lo zio d'America (TV, 2002-2006)
- What Will Happen to Us (2004)
- Never Again as Before (2005)
- Amiche mie (TV, 2008)
- The Youngest Son (2010)