Paolo Rossi
Acting • Born 1953-06-22
Biography
Born in Monfalcone, Gorizia, Paolo Rossi graduated as a chemical expert, then he moved to Milan where he debuted on stage in 1978, in Dario Fo's Histoire du Soldat. After having been a member of the stage company "compagnia dell'Elfo" he started signing numerous theatrical monologues and stage plays of critical success that were paired in their style with the Commedia dell'arte, Brecht's and Molière's and for which he was referred to as "an Italic middle way between Dario Fo and Lenny Bruce". Rossi is also active on television, in successful variety shows such as Giù la testa and Il laureato, and in films, in which he debuted in 1986. Rossi's multifaceted career also include music: since early 1990s he released several albums and collaborated with several notable artists and groups including Enzo Jannacci, Emir Kusturica, Vinicio Capossela and Modena City Ramblers. He also entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival in two editions, in 1994 and in 2007. In 1996 Rossi won a Silver Ribbon for the screenplay of the Leone Pompucci's comedy film Camerieri.
Filmography
43 credits
Far North
Movie • 1988
Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano)
Movie • 1988
Walter Zappa
Niente paura
Movie • 2010
Sé stesso
Via Montenapoleone
Movie • 1987
Luca
The Ferrywoman
Movie • 1986
Ciro
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Movie • 1987
Paolo Borghini
Arpad Weisz
Movie • 2018
Narratore (voice)
Beket
Movie • 2009
Agente 08
Musica per vecchi animali
Movie • 1989
Lee
I cammelli
Movie • 1988
Ferruccio Ferri
Welcome to the North
Movie • 2012
Palmisan
RCL - Ridotte Capacità Lavorative
Movie • 2010
Olimpia's Way
Movie • 2022
Gimmi
Free-go
Movie • 2013
Gloria!
Movie • 2024
Perlina
Trieste la contesa
Movie • 2012
Travelling Ghosts
Movie • 2022
Porter
The Malady of Love
Movie • 1986
Laurent Vita
Una favola spinta
Movie
Silenzio... si nasce
Movie • 1996
Il Piccolo
L'invenzione di noi due
Movie • 2024
Armando
Centravanti Nato
Movie • 2007
Il Signor Rossi e la Costituzione
Movie • 2003
Paolo Rossi
Si muore tutti democristiani
Movie • 2018
Fulvio
Poorly Richer
Movie • 2017
Libero
Bits & Pieces
Movie • 1996
Notes from a Women Salesman
Movie • 2021
Daytona
La mia banda suona il pop
Movie • 2020
Jerry
Nirvana
Movie • 1997
Joker
Il circo di Paolo Rossi
Movie • 2005
Hidden Away
Movie • 2020
Candlewick
Movie • 1999
Juror
Forbidden Grass
Movie • 2002
There Was A Comedian Called Cecchelin
Movie • 2025
Gloria! The Making Of
Movie • 2025
Perlina
Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese
Movie • 2002
Himself
Attitudini: Nessuna
Movie • 2025
Sé stesso
Non è la fine del mondo
Movie • 2026
Oscar Tessai
Circus
Movie • 2025
StraMorgan
TV • 2023
Self
TV Story Superstar
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Su la testa
TV • 1992
Se stesso
Sanremo Music Festival
TV • 1951
Self - Special Guest