Kim Rossi Stuart
Encyclopedia
Kim Rossi Stuart is an Italian
actor
and director
.
. His father, Giacomo, was also an actor. His mother was a former top model.
He began acting at the age of 5. He studied theatre and in 1986 began acting regularly, especially on TV productions like Fantaghirò series and for the cinema with a small role in The Name of the Rose
. He reached popularity with Il Ragazzo dal Kimono d'oro and in the film Poliziotti ("Policemen"). After this commercial film he began to act only in quality films, like Senza pelle, where his role, a man with psychological problems, was appreciated by critics. Then he acted with director Antonioni
in Al di là delle nuvole and played Julien Sorel in the French TV-series Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black) in 1997, based upon the famous book of the same title by Stendhal.
Rossi Stuart came back to act in the theatre with Re Lear
and with the most important Italian actors, like Turi Ferro
in the work Il visitatore. In 2004, he played in Le Chiavi di Casa ("The Keys to the House"), as a young father that attempts to forge a relationship with his teenage, handicapped
son when he met him for the first time. Later he played Mimmo in the TV-film Il tunnel della libertà (2004) and he had one of the leading-roles (Freddo) in Michele Placido's Romanzo Criminale
(2005, based on the book, English title Crime Novel).
Rossi Stuart wrote the screenplay, directed and acted in the film Anche libero va bene
("Along the Ridge") released in 2006. It was followed by Piano, solo (2007), a film based on the life of Italian jazz great Luca Flores, with Rossi Stuart playing Flores. Another film, Questione Di Cuore was released in 2009.
Kim's latest film is Vallanzasca - Gli Angeli Del Male, based on the life of Renato Vallanzasca
, a famous 1970s Italian gangster. It was released in Italy in January 2011 and opens in Germany in February.
as well. He was named after the Rudyard Kipling
novel Kim
. He left his parents' home at age 14 and also left school to further his career as an actor. Rossi Stuart was engaged to actress Veronica Logan
. He speaks English
, French
and Italian
, is an accomplished swimmer and also plays the trumpet. In 2005, Rossi Stuart suffered a severe road accident with multiple fractures and injuries.
In the September 2010 Italian issue of Vanity Fair Kim spoke about his latest film, personal life confirming that he is single and expressed the wish to become a father.Italos.it
Italy
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Career
Kim Rossi Stuart was born in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. His father, Giacomo, was also an actor. His mother was a former top model.
He began acting at the age of 5. He studied theatre and in 1986 began acting regularly, especially on TV productions like Fantaghirò series and for the cinema with a small role in The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose is the first novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory...
. He reached popularity with Il Ragazzo dal Kimono d'oro and in the film Poliziotti ("Policemen"). After this commercial film he began to act only in quality films, like Senza pelle, where his role, a man with psychological problems, was appreciated by critics. Then he acted with director Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :...
in Al di là delle nuvole and played Julien Sorel in the French TV-series Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black) in 1997, based upon the famous book of the same title by Stendhal.
Rossi Stuart came back to act in the theatre with Re Lear
King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological...
and with the most important Italian actors, like Turi Ferro
Turi Ferro
Turi Ferro was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 33 films between 1962 and 1998.-Selected filmography:* Seven Times Seven * Scipio the African * The Seduction of Mimi...
in the work Il visitatore. In 2004, he played in Le Chiavi di Casa ("The Keys to the House"), as a young father that attempts to forge a relationship with his teenage, handicapped
Disability
A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
son when he met him for the first time. Later he played Mimmo in the TV-film Il tunnel della libertà (2004) and he had one of the leading-roles (Freddo) in Michele Placido's Romanzo Criminale
Romanzo Criminale
Romanzo Criminale is an Italian-language film released in 2005, directed by Michele Placido, a criminal drama, it was highly acclaimed and won 15 awards. It is based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel, which is in turn inspired by the Banda della Magliana true story...
(2005, based on the book, English title Crime Novel).
Rossi Stuart wrote the screenplay, directed and acted in the film Anche libero va bene
Anche libero va bene
Anche libero va bene is a 2006 Italian movie directed by Kim Rossi Stuart, who also wrote the screenplay in collaboration with Linda Ferri and Francesco Giammusso....
("Along the Ridge") released in 2006. It was followed by Piano, solo (2007), a film based on the life of Italian jazz great Luca Flores, with Rossi Stuart playing Flores. Another film, Questione Di Cuore was released in 2009.
Kim's latest film is Vallanzasca - Gli Angeli Del Male, based on the life of Renato Vallanzasca
Renato Vallanzasca
Renato Vallanzasca Costantini is a notorious Italian mobster from Milan who was a powerful figure in the Milanese underworld during the 1970s...
, a famous 1970s Italian gangster. It was released in Italy in January 2011 and opens in Germany in February.
Personal life
Rossi Stuart comes from a family of actors; his father Giacomo and his sister Valentina are both actors, the latter with credits as a stunt performerStunt performer
A stuntman, or daredevil is someone who performs dangerous stunts, often as a career.These stunts are sometimes rigged so that they look dangerous while still having safety mechanisms, but often they are as dangerous as they appear to be...
as well. He was named after the Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
novel Kim
Kim (novel)
Kim is a picaresque novel by Rudyard Kipling. It was first published serially in McClure's Magazine from December 1900 to October 1901 as well as in Cassell's Magazine from January to November 1901, and first published in book form by Macmillan & Co. Ltd in October 1901...
. He left his parents' home at age 14 and also left school to further his career as an actor. Rossi Stuart was engaged to actress Veronica Logan
Veronica Logan
Veronica Logan is an English-Italian film and television actress.-Early life:She was born to English musician Michael Logan and a mother from Naples, Italy.-Career:...
. He speaks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, is an accomplished swimmer and also plays the trumpet. In 2005, Rossi Stuart suffered a severe road accident with multiple fractures and injuries.
In the September 2010 Italian issue of Vanity Fair Kim spoke about his latest film, personal life confirming that he is single and expressed the wish to become a father.Italos.it