Gaetano Amato

Gaetano Amato (born in Castellammare di Stabia, 5 July 1957) is an Italian actor, writer and politician.

Gaetano Amato
Deputy of the Italian Republic
Assumed office
October 13, 2022
Personal details
Born (1957-07-05) July 5, 1957
Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Political partyFive Star Movement
EducationParthenope University of Naples
OccupationPolitician, actor, writer

Biography

Amato has worked in cinema, television and theatre. He is famous for his numerous participations in television series such as La squadra, Il Grande Torino, L'uomo sbagliato, L'ultimo padrino, Crimini e Il coraggio di Angela.[1][2][3][4][5]

He is also the author of novels, including The Witness of 2009 (finalist for the Bancarella Prize). Amato also writes for cabaret, theatre and cinema.[6]

Political activity

During the regional elections campaign 2010, he was a candidate for regional councillor for the province of Naples, obtaining 1,659 votes and not being elected.[7]

Subsequently, he joined the Five Star Movement and in the 2022 Italian general election he was a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies in the single-member constituency Campania 1 – 07 (Torre del Greco), being elected with 34.3% (equal to 51,089 votes) ahead of Annarita Patriarca of the centre-right (33.99%) and Sandro Ruotolo of the centre-left (21.79%).[8]

Political views

On his Facebook profile, dealing with foreign policy, he strongly criticized the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyj and the President of the United States Joe Biden; from an internal point of view, however, he expressed himself polemically against Giuseppe Conte, Luigi Di Maio and Rocco Casalino, as well as, in 2014, against the 5-Star Movement itself, which prevented the actor from running as a candidate on their lists due to the previous experience, albeit as an independent, in the lists of Italia dei Valori, arriving at defining the discipline of the M5S "Ku Klux Klan rules", while confirming his vote for training.[9] Furthermore, in 2015, again on Facebook, he harshly attacked politicians who opposed cutting annuities.[10]

Filmography

Cinema

Italian dubbing

References
  1. "Il Grande Torino". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  2. "Gaetano Amato, dai film alla Camera con M5s: "La mia campagna elettorale è costata solo 140 euro"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  3. "L'uomo sbagliato – Film (2005)". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  4. L'Ultimo Padrino (Movie, 2008) - MovieMeter.com, retrieved 2023-04-19
  5. ""Il coraggio di Angela": trama, cast e personaggi". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  6. "Dal successo in tv all'elezione in Parlamento, la storia di Gaetano Amato". Internapoli.it (in Italian). 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. "Eligendo Archivio – Ministero dell'Interno DAIT | 2010 elezione".
  8. "Elezioni Camera 2022 – Risultati Italia". la Repubblica.
  9. Perrotta, Raffaele (2014-12-19). "L'Attore Gaetano Amato contro i 5 Stelle: "Non condivido regole da Ku Klux Klan"". lostrillone.tv. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  10. Adnkronos (2022-08-23). "I post del candidato M5S Amato: da "Zelensky cogl..." a "Di Maio pezzo di m..."". Adnkronos. Retrieved 2023-04-19.

See also
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