Biography
Salvatore Leopoldo "Leo" Gullotta (born 9 January 1946) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian and writer.
Born in Catania and the last of six children, Gullotta started his career as an extra in Teatro Massimo Bellini. In his long career as actor, Gullotta has starred in about 100 films and has participated in numerous shows and drama series for television. In 1987 he won his first David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Il Camorrista by Giuseppe Tornatore, and later worked with Tornatore four more times. In 1997 and 2000 he won two more David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor, for the Maurizio Zaccaro films Il carniere and Un uomo perbene. He has also won two Silver Ribbon for Best supporting Actor, in 1984 for Mi manda Picone by Nanni Loy and in 2001 for Vajont by Renzo Martinelli.
Gullotta has starred in many theatrical plays and dramas, and was part of the theater company "Il Bagaglino". He won the Flaiano Prize as stage actor of the year in 2010. He celebrated fifty years of activity that same year.
Gullotta is also a well known voice actor, among others. He was the Italian voice of Manny in the first three films of the Ice Age film series. He reprised this role in short films and video games. He also dubbed Burt Young in Rocky, Joe Pesci in Once Upon a Time in America, Moonwalker, My Cousin Vinny and The Irishman, and the robot Johnny 5 in Short Circuit. He also became the new Italian voice of Woody Allen after the death of Oreste Lionello in 2009.
In 1998 Gullotta debuted as writer with the book Mille fili d'erba (Di Renzo Editore, ISBN 88-86044-87-9).
Gullotta is openly gay. He did not reveal his sexuality to the public until 1995. In 2019, he married his partner of 32 years. Gullotta is discreet about the details of his husband.
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Filmography
all 90
Movies 82
TV Shows 8
Voice 2
Narrator 1
self 1
Writer 1
So tutto di te (2023)
Quel posto nel tempo (2022)
Vecchio (2022)
Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery (2022)
The Great Wave (2020)
Il delitto Mattarella (2020)
Sono solo fantasmi (2019)
I futurieri (2019)
La stella di Andra e Tati (2018)
The Red Tree (2018)
It’s the Law (2017)
In arte Nino (2016)
Catturandi - Nel Nome del Padre (2016)
Donne (2016)
Italo (2015)
L'ultimo metro di pellicola (2014)
La missione di 3P (2014)
Giovanni e Paolo e il mistero dei pupi (2010)
The Father and the Foreigner (2010)
Baaria (2009)
Di Che Peccato Sei? (2007)
La stella dei re (2007)
Leo the Lion (2005)
Incidenti (2005)
The Heart in the Well (2005)
The Heart in the Well (2005)
Domani è un'altra truffa (2005)
Fatti della banda della Magliana (2005)
O la va, o la spacca (2004)
In questo mondo di ladri (2004)
Guardiani delle nuvole (2004)
Vajont (2001)
Territori d'ombra (2001)
Scarlet Diva (2000)
Operazione Odissea (2000)
C'è posta per te (2000)
The Prince of the Dinosaurs (2000)
Villa Ada (1999)
Un uomo perbene (1999)
Cristallo di rocca - Una storia di Natale (1999)
Ciao Darwin (1998)
Ladri si diventa (1998)
Simpatici & antipatici (1998)
La missione (1998)
Leo e Beo (1998)
Oltremare - Non è l'America (1998)
The Game Bag (1997)
Ladri si nasce (1997)
Gli Inaffidabili (1997)
3 (1996)
Bruno aspetta in macchina (1996)
Snowball (1995)
Savages (1995)
The Star Maker (1995)
Men Men Men (1995)
A che punto è la notte (1994)
The Escort (1993)
Package, Double Package and Counterpackage (1993)
Gole ruggenti (1992)
Everybody's Fine (1990)
In The Rose Garden (1990)
L'insegnante di violoncello (1989)
Scugnizzi (1989)
Il ricatto (1989)
Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Italiani a Rio (1987)
Blue Tango (1987)
The Professor (1986)
Department Store (1986)
Il Bi e il Ba (1986)
Mezzo destro mezzo sinistro - 2 calciatori senza pallone (1985)
Where's Picone? (1984)
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (1982)
Stormtroopers II (1982)
Spaghetti House (1982)
The Paramedic (1982)
Miss Right (1982)
L'esercito più pazzo del mondo (1981)
I carabbimatti (1981)
The Honorable with His Lover under the Bed (1981)
I Carabbinieri (1981)
Teste di quoio (1981)
Stark System (1980)
Cafè Express (1980)
Rock 'n Roll (1978)
The Swindle (1977)
The Nurse on a Military Tour (1977)
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo (1977)
Sad Letters
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1946-01-09 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceCatania, Italy
CitizenshipsItaly
Also Known AsLeo, Salvatore Leopoldo Gullotta
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