Vincenzo Salemme (born 24 July 1957) is an Italian actor, comedian, and filmmaker.
Life and career Born in Bacoli, Province of Naples, Salemme began his career in 1976, with the stage company of Tato Russo.
The following year he joined the theatre crew of Eduardo De Filippo, later led by his son Luca, where he worked until 1992. In a 2018 interview, he said that De Filippo taught him to "italianise" words in Neapolitan when not in Naples, so everybody could understand the play.
In the 1990s, Salemme started writing and producing his own comedy plays, enjoying a large success with E fuori nevica.
He debuted in the movie industry the early 1980s as a character actor; following his increasing popularity on stage, in 1998 he wrote, directed and starred in the comedy film L'amico del cuore, which enjoyed a considerable commercial success.
In the following years, Salemme alternated his personal projects, on stage and on the big screen, and leading roles in films by other directors, usually comedies.
Salemme was also the protagonist of two television shows, Famiglia Salemme Show (2006) and Da Nord a Sud... e ho detto tutto! (2009), both of them aired on RAI.
Filmography Film TitleYearRole(s) NotesSweet Dreams1981Cultural operatorUncreditedSweet Body of Bianca1984MassimilianoThe Mass Is Ended1985AndreaC'è posto per tutti1990TommasoDeath of a Neapolitan Mathematician1992Communist militantCameoIl tuffo1993MatteoMy Best Friend's Wife1998Roberto CordovaAlso director and writer Amore a prima vista1999Bruno GarramonePicasso's Face2000HimselfCameoFreewheelingPericle CarusoAlso director and writerVolesse il cielo!2002The StrangerOpopomoz2003Joseph (voice)Voice roleHo visto le stelle!Antonio SavareseAlso director and writerCose da pazzi2005FeliceOlé2006Salvatore RondinellaBaciami piccinaRaoul NuvoliniSMS2007Tommaso LampedusaAlso director and writerNo Problem2008Arturo CremisiMany Kisses Later2009FilippoBaarìaChief ComedianLa vita è una cosa meravigliosa2010AntonioMake a Fake2011Enzo GesumunnoBaciato dalla fortunaGaetanoEx 2: Still Friends?Antonio SchiavoneLessons in Chocolate 2Gastone Conti10 Rules for Falling in Love2012RenatoBuona giornataLuigi PirandiUs in the U.S.2013AntonioSapore di te2014Piero De Marco... E fuori nevica!Enzo RighiAlso director and writerWhat's Your Sign?Augusto FiorettiSe mi lasci non vale2016VincenzoAlso director and writerNon si ruba a casa dei ladriAntonio RussoStorksToady (voice)Italian dubPrima di lunedìVincenzo BrigantiCaccia al tesoro2017Domenico GrecoTainted SoulsWalterUna festa esagerata2018GennaroAlso director and writerSe son roseMr. FormisanoVengo anch'ioMicheleCompromessi sposi2019Gaetano De Rosa7 ore per farti innamorare2020Enrico Dell'OreficeÈ per il tuo beneAntonioCon tutto il cuore2021Ottavio CamaldoliAlso director and writerI fratelli De FilippoRiccardo RuggitiIl sesso degli angeli2022Antonello RovincelloLe guerra dei nonni2023Gerry
Television TitleYearRole(s) NotesIl cilindro1978AntonioTelevision movieUn'isola1986Officer VaporettoTwo-parts television movieUn siciliano in Sicilia1987Mr. QuartulloDistretto di Polizia2005HimselfEpisode: "Il giustiziere"Ballando con le Stelle2006ContestantSeason 3Miss Italia2016JudgeAnnual beauty contestTale e quale show2018–2020JudgeTalent show
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