Salvatore Cascio
Salvatore Cascio (also Totò Cascio ; born November 8, 1979 in Palazzo Adriano ) is an Italian actor .
Cascio is the son of a Sicilian car dealer. After his first television appearances on the Maurizio Costanzo Show , he suddenly gained notoriety with his film role in Cinema Paradiso . For his role as a child “Totò”, to whom the old projectionist can convey his love for the cinema, which he filled with irresistible sympathy and delicious facial expressions. He won the British BAFTA film award for it . For another three years Cascio was quite active and in demand, but was unable to build on his earlier success. With a few exceptions, he therefore concentrated again on his private life and his education from 1992 onwards.
Cascio runs the restaurant “L'Oscar dei Sapori” in his hometown.
Filmography (selection)
- 1988: Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo cinema Paradiso)
- 1989: Spatzi, Fratzi & Co. (C'era un castello con 40 cani)
- 1990: Everyone is fine (Stanno tutti bene)
- 2005: Padre Speranza - With God's Blessing (Padre Speranza) (TV movie)
Web links
- Salvatore Cascio in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrea Orbicciani, article Totò Cascio , in: Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia, Andrea Orbicciani, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Rom, Gremese 1998, p. 106
- ↑ Article with interview on the 25th anniversary of Cinema Paradiso in The Guardian
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cascio, Salvatore |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cascio, Totò |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palazzo Adriano |