Leo Gullotta

Salvatore Leopoldo "Leo" Gullotta (born 9 January 1946) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. He became known for his role in Café Express, and has won several David di Donatello awards, the first one being for his role in Giuseppe Tornatore's The Professor (1986).

Biography

Gullotta started his career as an extra in Teatro Massimo Bellini, and in 1970, he entered the stage company of the Teatro Stabile di Catania. In his long career as an actor, Gullotta has starred in about 100 films and has participated in numerous shows and drama series for television.

He became widely known for his role in Nanni Loy's Café Express, a Commedia all'italiana hit in 1980.

Gullotta is also a well-known voice actor; as a voice dubber, he provided the Italian voice of Manny in the first three films of the Ice Age film series, reprising 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 2010, Gullotta celebrated fifty years of his career.

Other activities In 2020, along with Francesco Calogero, Gullotta was artistic director of Taormina Film Fest.

Awards In 1987, Gullotta won his first David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Professor by Giuseppe Tornatore.

In 1997 and 2000, respectively, he won two more David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor, for the Maurizio Zaccaro films The Game Bag and A Respectable Man. In 2019, he entered into civil union with the actor and playwright Fabio Grossi, who was his partner of 32 years. He considers himself Roman Catholic.

Selected filmography

Lo voglio maschio (1971) The Nurse on a Military Tour (1977) – Captain Lopez – doctor Swindle (1977) – Tarcisio Pollaroli "Er Fibbia" Ride bene... chi ride ultimo (1977) – Ifigenia' (segment "Sedotto e violentato) Rock 'n' Roll (1978) – Il vigile Café Express (1980) – Imbastaro Stark System (1980) – Schioppa I carabbinieri (1981) – Salvatore Caruso L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto (1981) – Segretaria Sgarbozzi / Onorevole Sgarbozzi L'esercito più pazzo del mondo (1981) – Trasformista Teste di quoio (1981) – Carrisi (l'interprete) I carabbimatti (1981) – Carabiniere Pasta Il paramedico (1982) – Attorney Spaghetti House (1982) – Salvatore Manzilla Sturmtruppen 2 (tutti al fronte) (1982) – Recluta Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (1982) – Walter Miss Right (1982) – Benito Where's Picone? (1984) – Sgueglia Giuseppe Fava: Siciliano come me (1984) Mezzo destro mezzo sinistro - 2 calciatori senza pallone (1985) – Juan Carlos Fulgencio Il Bi e il Ba (1986) – Gaetano The Professor (1986) – Comissario Iervolino Grandi magazzini (1986) – Simoni Italiani a Rio (1987) – Salvatore Giuffrida Tango blu (1987) – Fior da Fiore Animali metropolitani (1987) – Don Michele Amitrano Cinema Paradiso (1988) – Usher Operazione pappagallo (1988) Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989) – Nadir Street Kids (1989) – Fortunato Assante L'insegnante di violoncello (1989) – Leo Everybody's Fine (1990) – Uomo armato sul tetto Nel giardino delle rose (1990) – Armando Gole ruggenti (1992) – Edoardo Lasagnetta (scriptwriter) Agnieszka (1992) – Franco Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto (1993) – Il frodatore fiscale conto terzi The Escort (1993) – Policeman Sì!... Ma vogliamo un maschio (1994) Men Men Men (1995) – Tony The Star Maker (1995) – Vito Selvaggi (1995) – Luigi Snowball (1995) – Sidik Carogne (1995) – Prandstaller Bruno Is Waiting on the Car (1996) – Ziino 3 (1996) – Bishop of Pisa The Game Bag (1997) – Carlo Gabbiadini Io, tu e tua sorella (1997) – Dr. Fabietti I corti italiani (1997) Gli inaffidabili (1997) – Bostik Simpatici & antipatici (1998) – Gigetto A Respectable Man (1999) – Giovanni Pandico Oltremare (1999) Scarlet Diva (2000) – Dr. Vessi Territori d'ombra (2001) – Antonio Vajont (2001) – Mario Pancini In questo mondo di ladri (2004) – Leonardo Guardians of the Clouds (2004) – La Rocca Il cuore nel pozzo (2005, TV movie) – Don Bruno Incidenti (2005) – Giornalista Fatti della banda della Magliana (2005) – Il giudice Monógamo sucesivo (2006) Baarìa (2009) – Liborio The Father and the Foreigner (2010) – Santini Fantasmi al Valle (2012) – Luigi Pirandello Italo (2014) – Narrator (voice) It's the Law (2017) – Padre Raffaele Sono solo fantasmi (2019) Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery (2022-)

Voice work

Dubbing Animation Manny in Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild Mr. Big in Zootopia Tiger in An American Tail Hans Blix in Team America: World Police Yattaran in Space Pirate Captain Harlock

Live action Frankie Minaldi in Once Upon a Time in America Frankie Lideo in Moonwalker Vinny Gambini in My Cousin Vinny Russell Bufalino in The Irishman Jerry in To Rome with Love Murray Schwartz in Fading Gigolo Sidney Munsinger in Crisis in Six Scenes Jacquasse la Crasse / Jacques-Henri Jacquard in The Visitors Asterix in Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar Paulie Pennino in Rocky Sergeant Royko in Blood Bath Malcolm Stinnett in The Sentinel Zed McGlunk in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol Nighthob in The NeverEnding Story Johnny 5 in Short Circuit Nick in The Inglorious Bastards Lou Friedlander in Slow Dancing in the Big City Medical Examiner in Tightrope Christian Reall in Drums Along the Mohawk (1970 redub) Sandman Williams in The Cotton Club Eddie's Bodyguard in The Big Sleep Mac in Local Hero Salieri's Valet in Amadeus It-Psammead in Five Children and It Francis Reggio in Le Boulet Limbo in Planet of the Apes Archie in Dr. Dolittle 2 Prophet Jack in Life or Something Like It Judge in Kiss of Death Boy Mulcaster in Brideshead Revisited Inspector in A Pure Formality Michou in La Crise

Books