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Raoul Bova is a Actor and Producer Italien born on 14 august 1971 at Rome (Italie)

Raoul Bova

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Birth name Raoul Bova
Nationality Italie
Birth 14 august 1971 (52 years) at Rome (Italie)

Raoul Bova (born 14 August 1971) is an Italian actor.

Biography

Bova was born in Rome to a father from Roccella Ionica in Calabria and an Arbereshe mother from Acerra in Campania. At the age of 16 Bova became a local champion in the 100 meter backstroke. At the age of 21 he joined the Italian Army and performed his military duty in the Bersaglieri (sharpshooters) corps. He enrolled in the ISEF, the Italian Institute of Physical Education, but dropped out to pursue a career in acting. He studied at the school Beatrice Bracco in Rome and also studied acting with Michael Margotta.

In March 2000, he married Chiara Giordano. They have three children, Alessandro Leon, Francesco and Sophia. In 2013, Bova and Giordano separated.

On 15 October 2010, Raoul Bova was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Filmography of Raoul Bova (30 films)

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All Roads Lead to Rome, 1h30
Directed by Ella Lemhagen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Christmas films
Actors Sarah Jessica Parker, Raoul Bova, Claudia Cardinale, Rosie Day, Paz Vega, Letizia Ciampa
Roles Luca
Rating49% 2.45332.45332.45332.45332.4533
Maggie est professeur d'écriture dans une fac de New-York et mère célibataire. Elle emmène sa fille, Summer, en pleine crise d'ado, en Toscane qu'elle fréquentait dans sa jeunesse, afin d'essayer de se rapprocher d'elle. À son arrivée, Maggie retrouve Luca, un ancien amour, qui vit avec sa Mère Carmen et qui veut absolument se rendre à Rome. Summer, qui veut à tout prix rejoindre son petit ami à New-York, décide de voler la voiture de Luca pour s'enfuir, emmenant Carmen avec elle. Maggie et Luca se lancent à leur poursuite en direction de Rome.
The Choice
The Choice (2015)
, 1h26
Directed by Michele Placido
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Raoul Bova, Ambra Angiolini, Valeria Solarino, Michele Placido, Manrico Gammarota
Roles Giorgio
Rating55% 2.761682.761682.761682.761682.76168
Giorgio and Laura live a difficult loving relationship, because she wants a child, while Giorgo is very indecisive. One night, Laura is returning home after a party, and is attacked and raped. After a few months Laura discovers she is pregnant, and Giorgio is desperate. However, the two reflect on the situation, and they think the bastard child can be the key to their future happiness.
Out of the Blue, 1h49
Directed by Edoardo Leo
Genres Comedy
Actors Raoul Bova, Marco Giallini, Paola Tiziana Cruciani, Edoardo Leo, Nicole Grimaudo, Giorgio Colangeli
Roles Andrea Manfredini
Rating59% 2.996532.996532.996532.996532.99653
Andrea is a Roman manager, who lives in an apartment with his friend Paolo, who works playing the clown at birthday parties. One day Andrea receives a girl of 17 in his home, who claims to be his daughter. The life of Andrea is upset, but he will be forced to become a father, and to take responsibility with his new family.
Viva l'Italia, 1h40
Genres Comedy
Actors Raoul Bova, Alessandro Gassmann, Michele Placido, Ambra Angiolini, Rocco Papaleo, Maurizio Mattioli
Roles Riccardo Spagnolo
Rating62% 3.1033953.1033953.1033953.1033953.103395
Après un infarctus, le sénateur Michele Spagnolo perd ses inhibitions et se retrouve dans l'incapacité de mentir… ce qui complique sa vie personnelle et politique.
Escort in Love, 1h35
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Paola Cortellesi, Raoul Bova, Rocco Papaleo, Anna Foglietta, Valerio Mastandrea, Awa Ly
Roles Giulio
Rating61% 3.0549353.0549353.0549353.0549353.054935
Alice is a beautiful girl from southern Italy who earns a living as an escort, as the economic condition of his family very poor. His family does not see anything wrong in the activity of Alce, indeed: the members do everything they can to earn more money to Alice, putting she in contact with wealthy clients. One day, however, Alice falls in love with Giulio, modest computer salesman. Soon the girl realizes that she can not continue his work, at the same time trying to keep her relationship with Giulio, who wants clear answers.
The Immature, 1h48
Directed by Paolo Genovese
Genres Comedy
Actors Raoul Bova, Ambra Angiolini, Luca Bizzarri, Paolo Kessisoglu, Ricky Memphis, Anita Caprioli
Roles Giorgio
Rating61% 3.058423.058423.058423.058423.05842
A group of young guys meet again them after so many years of their separation from the classes of the high school classic. Each of them has a family, or still lives the anxiety of teenagers, trying to get by in life. But one day the young people discover the news that the examination made by them at the end of high school is not valid for bureaucratic complications. They will have to go back to school as students to retake the exam, so that the degrees and diplomas who have taken are permanently valid. During the summer study, the protagonists have the chance to relive the passions of the past, which now only teenagers can remember and try.
La nostra vita, 1h33
Directed by Daniele Luchetti
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about families
Actors Raoul Bova, Elio Germano, Isabella Ragonese, Luca Zingaretti, Giorgio Colangeli, Awa Ly
Roles Piero
Rating66% 3.3447653.3447653.3447653.3447653.344765
Claudio (Elio Germano) is a young construction worker who lives a happy life with his pregnant wife Elena (Isabella Ragonese) and their two children in Rome. They manage together their daily difficulties with love and complicity. One day in the construction site, Claudio discovered the corpse of an illegal Romanian worker who died while working in a drunk state, but decided not to report the discovery for fear that the site would be closed down. His life is further struck when Elena dies while giving birth to their third son Vasco, right after their vacation. This is the beginning of a new phase for Claudio, who now concentrates on becoming richer, and buying "things" to his three sons in the hope of making them happier after the loss of their mum. Claudio blackmails his employer Porcari about the dead Romanian worker, demanding his own construction site to supervise in exchange for his silence. Claudio obtains the whole construction business, and not only the wall building business.
Meet My Friend, 1h43
Directed by Carlo Vanzina
Genres Comedy
Actors Raoul Bova, Barbora Bobulova, Martina Stella, Sarah Felberbaum, Kelly Reilly, Tanja Ribič
Roles Marco
Rating50% 2.525172.525172.525172.525172.52517
Marco Ferretti is an Italian manager, young and beautiful, but he can not stand the presence of women after a difficult affair. When Marco goes to London for an appointment, knows four beautiful girls that disrupt his life with the love.
The Tourist, 1h39
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff, Rufus Sewell
Roles Conte Filippo Gaggia
Rating60% 3.0020053.0020053.0020053.0020053.002005
An English woman, Elise Clifton-Ward (Angelina Jolie), is being followed by French Police who are working with Scotland Yard under the direction of Inspector John Acheson (Paul Bettany). Acheson has spent years hunting Alexander Pearce, a lover of Elise, who owes £744 million in back taxes, and is believed to have received plastic surgery to alter his appearance. At a Parisian cafe, Elise receives written instructions from Pearce: Board the train to Venice; pick out a man; let the police believe that he is Pearce. Elise burns the note, evades the police and boards the train.
Baaria
Baaria (2009)
, 2h40
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Francesco Scianna, Margareth Madé, Giorgio Faletti, Lina Sastri, Ángela Molina, Nicole Grimaudo
Roles giornalista romano
Rating69% 3.4597753.4597753.4597753.4597753.459775
The film recounts life in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in Sicilian), from the 1930s to the 1980s, through the eyes of lovers Peppino (Francesco Scianna) and Mannina (Margareth Madè).
Sbirri
Sbirri (2009)
, 1h44
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Raoul Bova
Roles Matteo Gatti
Rating58% 2.9262152.9262152.9262152.9262152.926215
The protagonist is a journalist (Raoul Bova) that is always away from home. He is advised of the death of his son Marco for an Ecstasy overdose. Even though his pregnant wife instability because of Marco's death, he decide to join an anti-drug police team of the Widespread Criminality Operating Unit in Milan and filming the cops' activities
Sorry if I Love You, 1h48
Directed by Federico Moccia
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Raoul Bova, Michela Quattrociocche, Veronica Logan, Ignazio Oliva, Stefano Antonucci, Francesca Ferrazzo
Roles Alessandro 'Alex' Belli
Rating60% 3.04163.04163.04163.04163.0416
Alex Belli (Bova) is a 37-year-old advertising executive whose fiancée Elena has just left him, and who is having difficulty at work trying to think of a good advertising campaign for a new Japanese product. Niki is a bubbly 17-year-old student. She has three best friends with whom she shares all her problems, and an annoying ex-boyfriend Fabio who is set on getting her back, but Niki is not interested. One day on his way to work, Alex collides with Niki on a city street. They soon begin a romance, despite their 20-year age gap.
I, the Other, 1h18
Genres Drama
Themes Films about immigration
Actors Raoul Bova
Roles Giuseppe
Rating63% 3.157233.157233.157233.157233.15723
Giuseppe (Raoul Bova) and Yousef (Giovanni Martorana) are two fishermen bound by a long friendship. Giuseppe, an Italian, and Yousef, an Arab, both work together on the same boat. Out at sea, the two share everything, even the same first name.
Karol: The Pope, The Man, 2h35
Directed by Giacomo Battiato
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion
Actors Piotr Adamczyk, Raoul Bova, Michele Placido, Adriana Asti, Leslie Hope, Małgosia Bela
Roles Padre Thomas
Rating64% 3.2452153.2452153.2452153.2452153.245215
Ce long métrage très apprécié sur le pape Jean-Paul II a été tourné en Italie et en Pologne. Axé sur la papauté de Jean-Paul II et l'impact considérable qu'il a eu sur l'Église et le monde, ce film met en vedette l'acteur Piotr Adamczyk dans un portrait profondément émouvant du pontife bien-aimé. Il s'agit de l'histoire vraie et puissante d'un leader spirituel charismatique qui a contribué à faire tomber le communisme, à renouveler la vie de l'Église, à insuffler aux jeunes du monde entier l'amour du Christ, et d'un pape qui a tendu la main aux autres religions et aux dirigeants du monde entier avec un message de paix et d'amour. Le film met également en vedette Raoul Bova (Saint François), Michele Placido (Padre Pio : Between Heaven and Earth) et Adriana Asti dans le rôle de Mère Teresa. La magnifique musique de film est signée du légendaire compositeur Ennio Morricone.