Marcello Fonte

Marcello Fonte is an Italian actor. He received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Dogman.

Marcello Fonte
Born
Melito di Porto Salvo, Calabria, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Early life and education

Fonte lived his childhood and adolescence in the suburbs of Reggio Calabria, where at the age of 10 he learned to play the snare drum in the town's band. He then moved to Rome in 1999, where he worked as guardian at the Teatro Valle. Here he became passionate about acting, and was given small parts in television and film productions.[1]

Accolades and awards

In 2018, Fonte received critical acclaim for his performance in Matteo Garrone's Dogman[2] and was awarded the Best Actor Award at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[3] He was also awarded the European Film Award for Best Actor at the 31st European Film Awards for his performance in this film.[4]

Partial filmography

Film

TV

References
  1. "Marcello Fonte - Planet Film". planetfilm.it. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ""Sognavo in silenzio l'arte da un cantina occupata. Ero un intruso e oggi sono Dogman. Un film che è un universo d'amore"". Huffington Post. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. "Cannes, Palma d'oro a Kore'eda. E l'Italia vince con Marcello Fonte e Alice Rohrwacher". La Repubblica. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. "Marcello Fonte vince come miglior attore agli Efa". La Repubblica. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  5. https://dasneueevangelium-film.ch/
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