Italian directors have a special knack for finding talented but ordinary people, locals with no acting experience for their movies; most of the time you never hear of them again but you wonder, what ever happened to…
Giuseppe Cristiano
Born in Melfi, Italy, Giuseppe Cristiano became famous worldwide for his role in Io Non Ho Paura, I’m Not Afraid, directed by Gabriele Salvatores in 1990. Giuseppe dreamed of playing professional soccer at 13 he was chosen for the role of Michele, the boy who discovers the big secret the adults in his life are keeping. He received an award for his part at the Venice Film Festival and decided that he wanted to continue acting but to date, hasn’t had much success, getting small parts in minor movies. He was something of a teenage heartthrob in Italy, and is still quite good-looking.
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