Corrado Fortuna (born 31 March 1978) is an Italian actor and director.
Career
Born in Palermo, Fortuna debuted in 2002 with the title role in the film My Name Is Tanino, directed by Paolo Virzi, with whom he then worked as assistant director on the film Caterina in the Big City in 2003. In the same year, he played the title role in an autobiographical drama film that marked the directorial debut by singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, Lost Love. Thanks to his performance in My Name Is Tanino and Lost Love, in 2004 Fortuna won the "Guglielmo Biraghi" prize awarded by Italian Film Journalists Union. In the same year, he had a role in the film Come into the Light (the biography of Father Pino Puglisi, a priest murdered by the Mafia), directed by Roberto Faenza with Luca Zingaretti. In 2009 Fortuna returned to the cinema to star in Baaria, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. In 2012 he had a small role in the film To Rome with Love directed by Woody Allen. In 2014, he was among the lead actors in Scusate se esisto!, with Paola Cortellesi and Raul Bova. Over the years, he developed simultaneously his acting career and his work as a director of documentaries and video clips. In 2014 he published his first novel, Un giorno sarai un posto bellissimo, published by Baldini & Castoldi.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2002My Name Is TaninoGaetano "Tanino" Mendolia2003Lost LoveAdult EttoreCaterina in the Big CityFootball playerCameo appearance2005Come into the LightFather Gregorio2006Agente matrimonialeGiovanni Maimone2008The Early Bird Catches the WormRosario FiorelloChi nasce tondo…GiginoAspettando il soleCoco2009Una notte blu cobaltoDinoAlso writerFeisbum: The MovieAntonio IuorioSegment: "Maledetto tag"Purple SeaVenturaBaarìaRenato Guttuso2011The Greatest of AllLudovico Reviglio2012Si può fare l'amore vestiti?AndreaTo Rome with LoveRocco2013Amiche da morireLorenzo2014LadiesroomRomoloShort filmUn fidanzato per mia moglieAndrea StanzaniDo You See Me?Pietro2015Era bellissimaMarioShort film2016The Legend of Bob WindRoberto CimettaAttesa e cambiamentiGianniQuel bravo ragazzoReal estate agentCameo appearance2017Non c'è campoGualtiero Martelli2021Il diritto alla felicitàNicola2022TapirulànMaxQuesta notte parlami dell'AfricaDylan2023Un weekend particolareBrunoLa primavera della mia vitaThe Mechanical2024The Boy with Pink PantsTommaso Spezzacatena2025FuoriAngelo Pellegrino2026Il dio dell'amorePietro
Television Year Title Role Notes2005CefaloniaNicolaTwo-parts television movie2008Inspector De LucaLeopoldo PuglieseMain role2008–2011Tutti pazzi per amoreElio FranciMain role (seasons 1-2); guest (season 3)2010Mia madreEttoreTwo-parts television movie2011La nuova squadraBenni2 episodes2017Di padre in figliaGiuseppe NunzioMain role2020La concessione del telefono - C'era una volta VigataSasà La Ferlita2021AnnaDamiano2 episodesPurché finisca benePasqualeEpisode: "Tutta colpa della fata Morgana"2024–presentVaninaDr. Manfredi MonterrealeMain role2025Real MenInstructorEpisode: "Made in Italy"
Music videos Year Title Artist(s)2015"Ciao per sempre"Levante2019"Giorni buoni"Dimartino
Notes This article originated as a translation of this version of its counterpart in the Italian-language Wikipedia.
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