Paolo Rossi

Paolo Rossi

Born: June 22, 1953
in Monfalcone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Born in Monfalcone, Gorizia, Paolo Rossi graduated as a chemical expert, then he moved to Milan where he debuted on stage in 1978, in Dario Fo's Histoire du Soldat. After having been a member of the stage company "compagnia dell'Elfo" he started signing numerous theatrical monologues and stage plays of critical success that were paired in their style with the Commedia dell'arte, Brecht's and Molière's and for which he was referred to as "an Italic middle way between Dario Fo and Lenny Bruce". Rossi is also active on television, in successful variety shows such as Giù la testa and Il laureato, and in films, in which he debuted in 1986. Rossi's multifaceted career also include music: since early 1990s he released several albums and collaborated with several notable artists and groups including Enzo Jannacci, Emir Kusturica, Vinicio Capossela and Modena City Ramblers. He also entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival in two editions, in 1994 and in 2007. In 1996 Rossi won a Silver Ribbon for the screenplay of the Leone Pompucci's comedy film Camerieri.

Movies for Paolo Rossi...

Gloria!
Title: Gloria!
Character: Perlina
Released: April 11, 2024
Type: Movie
It is late 18th century in Venice, and in a convent school for girls Teresa, a girl with prophetic gifts, joins forces with some amazing music-makers. They create a new kind of music that is pop, bright and bold, and challenge the ancient and rigid system.
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Title: StraMorgan
Character: Self
Released: April 10, 2023
Type: TV
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Travelling Ghosts
Title: Travelling Ghosts
Released: November 9, 2022
Type: Movie
A Greek filmmaker plans to shoot a film, following the footsteps of the Greek revolutionary Rigas Feraios. While visiting the cemetery, a small crowd of ghosts of the 18th century personalities decides to follow his path.
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Olimpia's Way
Title: Olimpia's Way
Released: August 31, 2022
Type: Movie
Acqua e anice is a “dance hall road movie” about Olimpia, a legendary ballroom dancer and a fixture at local dance halls, who, at age seventy, dusts off her orchestra’s tour bus. No tour dates, this time: she is simply setting out to see her fans, her loved ones and all the places where she became a star, once again. For the occasion, Olimpia has hired a young woman, Maria, as shy and awkward as Olimpia isn’t, to be her driver.
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Notes from a Women Salesman
Title: Notes from a Women Salesman
Character: Daytona
Released: June 25, 2021
Type: Movie
Set in 1978 Milan, Bravo lives his life among luxury clubs and illegal gambling dens in the company of his friend Daytona. Bravo defines himself as an entrepreneur. His business is women - because he sells them. The life of a women salesman is not an easy one, though. The meeting with Carla and a night in the town will change his life forever. Bravo will have to go through his painful past and fight the ultimate battle.
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Hidden Away
Title: Hidden Away
Released: February 27, 2020
Type: Movie
The film tackles the life journey of Toni Ligabue, visionary naïf painter who used to draw tigers, lions and jaguars while living among the poplar trees of the boundless Po valley. A harsh life that is a fairy tale too, as a lonely and marginalized kid finds redemption in his art, and a way to express himself and be admired by the world.
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La mia banda suona il pop
Title: La mia banda suona il pop
Character: Jerry
Released: February 20, 2020
Type: Movie
The Russian magnate Ivanov dreams about having The Popcorn, his favorite Italian musical band from the 80s in Saint Petersburg.
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Title: TV Story Superstar
Character: Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Released: January 23, 2020
Type: TV
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Si muore tutti democristiani
Title: Si muore tutti democristiani
Character: Fulvio
Released: May 10, 2018
Type: Movie
Enrico, Fabrizio and Stefano are three left-winged friends.
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Arpad Weisz
Title: Arpad Weisz
Character: Narratore (voice)
Released: February 6, 2018
Type: Movie
This is an animated biography of Arpad Weisz told by Italian fans of his talent. Weisz was a Hungarian Jew, a talented football player and coach, whose career crashed because of the Fascist and Nazi regimes in Italy and the Netherlands, where he worked till his final days. At the age of thirty, he became the head of "Inter", a Milanese football club, which instantly proved itself the strongest at the national championship. But then no one would hire Weisz any longer because he was a Jew, and in 1942 he and his family were arrested and died in the gas chamber at Auschwitz.
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Poor but Richer
Title: Poor but Richer
Character: Libero
Released: December 14, 2017
Type: Movie
The Tucci family discovers that they have not really lost all their money and, refusing to pay Italian taxes, decides to turn Torresecca into a tax haven, relying on a post-Italian unification bureaucratic oversight.
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Free-go
Title: Free-go
Released: December 12, 2013
Type: Movie
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Trieste la contesa
Title: Trieste la contesa
Released: February 4, 2012
Type: Movie
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Welcome to the North
Title: Welcome to the North
Character: Palmisan
Released: January 18, 2012
Type: Movie
Now in the Far North (i.e. Milan!), Alberto has accepted to manage a program for efficiency improvement in the Italian Post. He devotes all his time and all his energy to this noble task and neglects his wife Silvia, which of course annoys her beyond limits. Things do not fare much better in Castellabate where it is rather Maria, Matta's wife, who gets on his nerves by always blaming him for his lack of ambition. One day, due to a misunderstanding, Mattia is transferred to... Milan! And on whose doorstep does he land? Alberto's of course!
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RCL - Ridotte Capacità Lavorative
Title: RCL - Ridotte Capacità Lavorative
Released: December 10, 2010
Type: Movie
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Niente paura
Title: Niente paura
Character: Sé stesso
Released: September 17, 2010
Type: Movie
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Beket
Title: Beket
Character: Agente 08
Released: January 23, 2009
Type: Movie
Freak and Jajà, like Vladimir and Estragon, are in a no man’s land, with no date or time. Earth is no longer inhabited by humans but a few strange survivors who appear from time to time. The two protagonists, strangers to each other, meet at a bus stop in the middle of nowhere.
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Centravanti Nato
Title: Centravanti Nato
Released: March 23, 2007
Type: Movie
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Il circo di Paolo Rossi
Title: Il circo di Paolo Rossi
Released: March 1, 2005
Type: Movie
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Il Signor Rossi e la Costituzione
Title: Il Signor Rossi e la Costituzione
Character: Paolo Rossi
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
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Lucignolo
Title: Lucignolo
Character: Juror
Released: March 5, 1999
Type: Movie
Red-haired, sex-obsessed manchild Lucio lazes all day long with his friend Pino until he falls for the beautiful head of the local loony bin. A retelling of 'Pinocchio' from the perspective of a Candlewick-like character.
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Nirvana
Title: Nirvana
Character: Joker
Released: January 24, 1997
Type: Movie
Jimi, a computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus which has given consciousness to the main character of the game, Solo. Tormented by the memory of his fled girlfriend Lisa and begged by Solo to end its useless "life", Jimi begins a search for people who can help him both to discover what happened to Lisa and to delete his game before it is released.
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Silenzio... si nasce
Title: Silenzio... si nasce
Character: Il Piccolo
Released: March 15, 1996
Type: Movie
Two dizygotic twins in the womb become aware of their existence in a series of surrealistic situations.
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Bits & Pieces
Title: Bits & Pieces
Released: February 2, 1996
Type: Movie
Dive into the Eternal City – see Rome like you’ve never seen it before. Storefront robberies, bizarre murders, career dreamers, and cameos from Italy's foremost directors and actors feature in this star-studded omnibus tale about life and love.
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Title: Su la testa
Character: Se stesso
Released: October 4, 1992
Type: TV
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Musica per vecchi animali
Title: Musica per vecchi animali
Character: Lee
Released: November 16, 1989
Type: Movie
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Far North
Title: Far North
Released: November 9, 1988
Type: Movie
After generations of being apart, an accident brings a family back together and they begin to cope with their original issues.
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I cammelli
Title: I cammelli
Character: Ferruccio Ferri
Released: September 19, 1988
Type: Movie
Ferruccio, who knows everything about camels, and Camillo, who acts as his manager, go to Milan to take part in a telequiz.
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Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano)
Title: Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano)
Character: Walter Zappa
Released: March 4, 1988
Type: Movie
A group of comedians are trying to be successful on stage. One night an important television network organises a public variety show to sort out some performers for their programs. Every one of them will try their hardest, but just a few will be chosen.
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Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Title: Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Character: Paolo Borghini
Released: December 23, 1987
Type: Movie
The misadventures of different Italian rascals who came to the famous Montecarlo Gran Casinò to get lucky.
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Via Montenapoleone
Title: Via Montenapoleone
Character: Luca
Released: March 13, 1987
Type: Movie
Via Montenapoleone in Milan is the ritziest street in the city and here the destinies of several characters, playboys, models and gays cross and diverge.
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The Malady of Love
Title: The Malady of Love
Released: December 3, 1986
Type: Movie
Physician Robert Briand (Robin Renucci) runs a leper colony in the 15th century that takes in new residents who suffer from the ravages of syphilis. When the beautiful Marie-Blanche (Isabelle Pasco) is brought to the grim, prison-like facility, Robert finds she displays no apparent signs of disease. He risks everything when he falls in love with the woman and makes plans to run away with her. Erland Josephson plays Robert's father, with Piera Degli Esposti as Robert's faithful assistant Terese.
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The Ferrywoman
Title: The Ferrywoman
Character: Ciro
Released: April 9, 1986
Type: Movie
Giulì is a traveling puppeteer who meets Viola, a young ferrywoman who transports passengers on a raft. Giulì's desire is to have a child, so he builds one out of wood. One morning, in place of the puppet , he finds a child of flesh and blood.
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Title: Sanremo Music Festival
Character: Self - Special Guest
Released: January 29, 1951
Type: TV
The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. The Festival was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Una favola spinta
Title: Una favola spinta
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie