Benedetto Lo Monaco

Benedetto Lo Monaco (born 2 February 1956) is an Italian actor, known for his work in many Italian movies.

Biography Lo Monaco started his artistic career when he was sixteen, when he took part in the Filodrammatica (amateur dramatic society) in the Church of Saint Anne in Alcamo. He is a well regarded actor, who has been in the field for 42 years. He has attended the following acting stages: 2005: Method Strasberg-Actors' studio of New York City directed by Marilyn Fried, at the Theatre Cielo d'Alcamo 2007: Method of theatre workshop led by Jean-Paul Denizon, at the Theatre Cielo d'Alcamo 2007: Method of theatre workshop led by the directors Giles Smith and Giorgio Serafini Prosperi Lo Monaco has worked with several famous directors such as; Giuseppe Tornatore, Ricky Tognazzi and Salvo Bonaffini and has also acted in the TV series I Cesaroni V with Claudio Amendola and Elena Sofia Ricci. In the film Pagate Fratelli, Benedetto acted among more well known actors, such as Tony Sperandeo and Gigi Burruano. 2013: Klepsidra by Salvo Onello, the hotel director 2013: Lo chiamavano nullità by Giovanni Cangelosi, balordo 2014: Leaves Of The Tree by Ante Novakovic, Cardinale 2014: Angeli by Salvatore Bonaffini, nonno 2015: Atto III by Francesco Zucchetti (got a prize at the Cici film festival a Castellammare del Golfo) 2015: Il santo senza parole by Tony Gangitano, eremita 2016: Oro e Piombo by Emiliano Ferrera, an outlaw 2018: Rocco Chinnici 2018: I nostri figli, Tv movie 2020: Rocco, Giuseppe 2022: L'infiltrato by Antonio Giaimo

Cortos 2009: Per un semplice gesto by Giovanni Spadone, protagonist 2009: Il letto by Accursio Graffeo, protagonist 2010: Artefatto in ospedale, by Andrea Clauser e Dario Lo Presti, infermiere professionale 2010: Random, by Emiliano Ferrera, coprotagonista 2012: La mafia alternativa, tra vita, morte e miracoli, by Michele Ainis 2013: Diverse esistenze, by Salvatore Bonaffini, the headmaster (winner at the Giffoni Film Festival) 2013: Troppo dentro il west by Diana e Andrea, the protagonist (winner of the prize Cici film festival) 2014: Capitano Biancamano, the protagonist (winner of two prizes at the Cici film festival and Corto Ferrara) 2014: Il viaggio della vita, the priest 2016: Un pugno di sabbia, directed by Salvo Bonaffini (winner of the "Castro Film Festival Puglia" as the Best Subject, and selected at the Borgia Film Festival 2017 2017: Prometta mi, grandfather 2020: Rocco, Giuseppe

TV Fiction 2005 Cefalonia by Riccardo Milani, lieutenant colonel 2005 Montalbano by Alberto Sironii 2007 Il Generale dalla Chiesa by Giorgio Capitani, a magistrate 2008 Paolo VI by Fabrizio Costa, a nobleman 2008 Doppio gioco by Lazzaretti and Matteo Lena, Giufrè 2008 Caso Mattei by Giorgio Capitani, the Sicilian man 2011: I Cesaroni (a judge)

Commercials 1995 Sport and housewares sectors, Marcello Grimaudo (on Alpa 1)

Video clips 2012: , the co-protagonist 2013: , the protagonist

Sitcom 2011 "Le famiglie Caserecce" directed by Philippe Giangreco, the protagonist

Radio Speaker at Radio Alcamo Centrale

Spots 2014: Bum Bum – Bathfoam 2015: Deliziosa, a commercial on a cheese made in Apulia (Canale5 and RAI).

Personal life Benedetto Lo Monaco is a regional champion of skating. His hobbies include racing, breeding animals, and music. Lo Monaco is also an experienced cook and butcher.