Edoardo Costa

Edoardo Cicorini (born 7 August 1967), better known as Edoardo Costa, is an Italian fashion model and actor. His career began in the fashion industry in the early 1990s, when he worked for the modeling agency Why Not. While working as a model, Costa decided to begin studying acting in Paris, Milan, and Los Angeles. Following his studies, Costa went on to make various appearances on U.S. television. Some series included Baywatch, Arliss, and The Bold and the Beautiful.

Following his success on American television, Costa also made a variety of independent American films, which led him to play his debut major role as Thomas Gabriel's henchman, Emerson, in Live Free or Die Hard. His debut major role in an American film was Down the Shore in 2011. Costa has made forays into theater by acting in the plays Bread Love Fantasy and Very Old Man. Costa has worked on numerous Italian soap operas, television series, films, and reality shows throughout his career.

Early life Costa was born on 7 August 1967 in the town of Varese in Northern Italy, around 34 miles north of Milan. His father, Pietro, was a transport business owner, and his mother, Rosangela, worked at the local electric company. He had a younger sister, Monica. Costa was educated in Italy and attended Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, which is considered the largest Catholic University in the world. He studied Philosophy while at the University.

After completing his education, Costa served his military service as a Carabinieri in the mid-1980s. It was during this period in his life when he was discovered by a modelling scout in a local bar in Milan. Following his modelling career, Costa's first acting appearance came in 1988, when he featured in the film, Human Error.

After appearing in Human Error, Costa was featured in a number of US TV shows, including Baywatch, Arliss, and The Bold and the Beautiful. His appearances on American television coincided with various roles in Italian television series. This began in 1996, when he played the role of Lorenzo Macchia on the show Un posto al sole. Over the next decade, he spent a number of years working on various Italian TV shows.

On 24 May 2011 Costa was charged with fraud by prosecutors in Milan, Italy. On 12 July 2012 Costa was sentenced to three years of prison, a fine of 2,000 Euros and 7,000 Euros. Costa denied the charges and later appealed against the original verdict.

In 2010, Costa had a major role as Colonel Tanelli in The Black Tulip. In the film he played the role of Colonel Tanelli. The film revolves around the Mansouri family, who open a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan. The film was selected for screening as Afghanistan's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.

In 2013, he appeared in the film Non-Stop with Liam Neeson. In the film he played the role of Herve Philbert.

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