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- Frank Sivero (born January 6, 1952) is an American character actor, perhaps best known for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Mario Puzo's and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II and Frankie Carbone (based on Angelo Sepe) in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.
Sivero was born Francesco LoGiudice in Siculiana, Sicily, Italy, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He can be seen as an extra in The Godfather as one of the witnesses to Sonny Corleone's brutal beating of his brother-in-law, Carlo. Director Martin Scorsese cast him as Frankie Carbone after seeing his performance in The Godfather: Part II. He also appeared in the "The Wedding Singer" with Adam Sandler. - Actor
- Producer
- Production Designer
Ivo Nandi was born in Menfi, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. He is known for Venom: The Last Dance (2024), Mayans M.C. (2018) and Boardwalk Empire (2010).- Wally Cassell was born on 3 March 1912 in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for White Heat (1949), Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and Story of G.I. Joe (1945). He was married to Marcy McGuire. He died on 2 April 2015 in Palm Desert, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Widely known in his country Alessandro Mario became a TV star in Italy acting in 'Il Bello delle Donne' and playing the male lead in 'Centovetrine'. In 2018 he will be on the new season of the internationally acclaimed TV series 'Il Commissario Montalbano'. In the States Alessandro Mario has portrayed the Italian anarchist Bartolomeo Vanzetti on the American feature film 'No God No Master' (2013) directed by Terry Green, where he played opposite the Oscar nominated actor David Strathairn. Inspired by true events of the 20's, the story includes depictions of the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Beside his film and television work, Alessandro is an accomplished stage actor and was directed, at the beginning of his career, by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, considered one of the last maestros of Italian theatre. On stage Alessandro has performed works by Shakespeare, Pirandello, Verga, Tenessee Williams, Molière, John Fante and Leonardo Sciascia.
Alessandro is the only actor ever awarded twice in a row with the 'Telegrolla', the Italian Emmy.
He acted in the movie 'Il Siero della Vanita' (The Vanity Serum) by Alex Infascelli, a story about the kidnapping of the Vips of Italian TV.
Alessandro has since 2004 been Unicef ambassador for Moldavia- Luigi Pirandello was born on 28 June 1867 in Girgenti, Sicily, Italy [now Agrigento, Sicily, Italy]. He was a writer, known for The Late Mathias Pascal (1925), Ma non è una cosa seria (1936) and Six Characters (2022). He was married to Antonietta Portulano. He died on 10 December 1936 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Actress
- Writer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Graduated in acting at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia di Roma in 1957. She acted in a lot of comedies as main character. The most famous was "Le Gatte" (1959)directed by Sergio Sollima. She was known in that time as MARA OMBRA. Married in 1960 the screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi and then she acted only in movies directed by her husband using the pseudonym Mara Maryl.- Paolo Macedonio is an Italian actor and dubber born in Agrigento, Sicily, in 1973. In 1995 he debuted in theater and, right after, between 1996 and 1997, in the tv series "Animali a sangue freddo" and "La piovra 8". In 2001 he was in the film "Stregati dalla luna" and in several tv commercials by important directors such as Riccardo Milani, Paolo Virzì and Gabriele Salvatores. He also played roles in several seasons of "Provaci ancora prof", "Don Matteo" and "Life Trainer". In 2007 he worked on the film "2061 - Un anno eccezionale" by Carlo Vanzina with Diego Abatantuono.
- Massimo Cagnina was born on 1 February 1973 in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor, known for Il nascondiglio (2007), Crimes (2006) and When in Rome (2024).
- Giuseppe Zarbo was born on 3 December 1965 in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor, known for La piovra (1984), The Star Maker (1995) and Deep in the Mirror (2011). He is married to Eva Deidda. They have three children.
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- Additional Crew
Giovanni Scifo was born on 9 April 1978 in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Giovanni is a director and writer, known for Psychosmetic (2012), Nekropolis (1999) and The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003).- Writer
- Production Manager
Ezio D'Errico was born on 5 July 1892 in Girgenti, Sicily, Italy [now Agrigento, Sicily, Italy]. He was a writer and production manager, known for Cortocircuito (1943), Atto di accusa (1950) and Sul ponte dei sospiri (1953). He died on 21 April 1972 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Corrado De Cenzo was born on 18 May 1897 in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for La scuola dei timidi (1941), Ball at the Castle (1939) and La voce senza volto (1939). He died on 24 December 1942 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Joe Agosto was born on 17 July 1927 in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. He died on 29 August 1983 in Merriam, Kansas, USA.
- Gianfranco Jannuzzo was born on 7 December 1954 in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor, known for Corleone (2007), Vanille fraise (1989) and Romanzo siciliano (2016).
- Francesco Domenico Paolo LiSanti, of Neopolitan-Sicilian origins, studied the trumpet and did bicycle stunts. Made US stunts debut at age 19 in:_T R Baskin (1971)_ along with Stunt extra Rick Dianovsky. Adopted brother of 'Charles "Chuck" Domanico'. Attended University of Miami. Is presently a translator in the court system, and for Miami's Cuban community.
His son Dominic's Godfather is Roberto Castillo, a well known Cuban-American Patriot. More commonly known as "Paulie" or "Paolo". Speaks Italian and Spanish fluently. Devout Roman Catholic. - Actor
- Composer
- Writer
Tony Cucchiara was born on 30 October 1937 in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor and composer, known for The Eye of the Needle (1963), Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento (1961) and Quei pochi giorni d'estate (1964). He was married to Nelly Fioramonti and Giusy Vullo. He died on 3 May 2018 in Rome, Italy.- Pippo Montalbano was born on 1 February 1940 in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Best of Youth (2003), The Final Inquiry (2006) and Don Matteo (2000). He died on 8 March 2009.
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- Cinematographer
Angelo De Gregorio was born on 24 November 1994 in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Angelo is a director and writer, known for The Synopsis (2021).- Composer
- Sound Department
Lillo Morreale is a musician and composer who primarily focuses on contemporary electronic music and film soundtracks. In 2019, he composed the music for the short film 'Il Nostro Tempo', which won the Best Direction award at the Venice Film Festival and received a nomination for the David di Donatello awards. In 2020, he composed the music for 'J'Ador' which won the Best Short Film award at the Venice Film Festival. For several years, he has been performing live as a musician and sound designer in audiovisual performances, including Habitans with the Rapso collective, PAL 50 Hz with the PAL Visual Studio collective, and Celeste in collaboration with Ri-Prese Memory Keepers and the University of Visual Arts in Venice.