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- Actor
- Producer
Peter Strauss has focused on theater for the last few years. He recently performed the role of Leonardo da Vinci in "Divine Rivalry" at Hartford Stage, Ben Bradlee in "Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers" for the New York Theater Workshop, Sigmund Freud in "Sabina" for Primary Stages and in "The Outgoing Tide" as an Alzheimer's patient for the Delaware Theater and Primary Stages in NY. Recent film roles are Warner Brothers' feature "License to Wed" with Robin Williams and as the U.S. President in Columbia's "XXX: State of the Union," and two independent films "Drawing Home" and "Sugar Baby." He completed the English voiceover for Albert Lamorisse's 1953 French film "White Mane" and as the narrator for Tracey Ullman's "State of the Union" series for Showtime.
Strauss is well known for his long list of starring roles in motion pictures-for-television, including "The Jericho Mile" for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special. Strauss has also received Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the mini-series "Rich Man, Poor Man" and "Masada" as well as five Golden Globe Nominations.
Strauss was born in New York City and grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, where he was introduced to the theatre via the Croton Shakespeare Festival. His summers were spent with stock companies including the Pocono Playhouse in Pennsylvania and Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. He attended the Hackley School for Boys in Tarrytown, New York and graduated from Northwestern University in 1969, committed to an acting career.
He made his Broadway debut in Tom Griffin's "Einstein and the Polar Bear" in 1981. His other theatrical credits include the plays "The Dance Next Door", "The Mind with the Dirty Man" and "The Trial of the Catonsville Nine" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and "A Cry of Players" at Baltimore's Center Stage.
His feature film credits include Soldier Blue (1970), The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972), The Last Tycoon (1976), The Secret of NIMH (1982), Flight of Black Angel (1991) and Nick of Time (1995).
Strauss' many television credits include starring in the TV films Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977), Angel on My Shoulder (1980), A Whale for the Killing (1981), Heart of Steel (1983), Under Siege (1986), _ Penalty Phase (1986) (TV), Proud Men (1987), 83 Hours 'Til Dawn (1990), Fugitive Among Us (1992), Men Don't Tell (1993), Thicker Than Blood (1994), Reunion (1980), The Yearling (1994), In the Lake of the Woods (1996), My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story (1998), A Father's Choice (2000) and Murder on the Orient Express (2001), as well as the miniseries Tender Is the Night (1985), Kane & Abel (1985), Brotherhood of the Rose (1989), Trial: The Price of Passion (1992) and Texas Justice (1995). His latest mini-series appearances were Seasons of Love (1999), with Rachel Ward and Hume Cronyn, (which he executive-produced) and as La Hire in the CBS four-hour mini-series Joan of Arc (2005).
Strauss starred for one season in the CBS drama series Moloney (1996) and the PAX drama series Body & Soul (2002).
Strauss is married to actress Rachel Ticotin and lives in Ojai, California, where he also operates a commercial citrus enterprise that produces 440 tons of citrus per year.- Antonio Cantafora was born on 2 February 1944 in Crotone, Calabria, Italy. He was an actor, known for Carambola (1974), Diamond Pedlars (1976) and And God Said to Cain... (1970). He died on 20 April 2024 in Rome, Italy.
- Warner Bentivegna was born on 18 July 1931 in Crotone, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Possessed (1972), The Trojan Horse (1961) and I grandi camaleonti (1964). He died on 6 December 2008 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Sergio Cammariere was born on 15 November 1960 in Crotone, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy [now Crotone, Calabria, Italy]. He is a composer and actor, known for Maldamore (2014), Il banchiere anarchico (2018) and Teste rasate (1993).- Actor
- Producer
- Executive
Anthony Theil was born in Crotone, Italy as Anthony Anacleto Origlia he and his family moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. He is an actor and producer who started his career working in theatre and recently is known for Trafficker (2015 ) Indian Summers (2015), From Bangkok to Mandalay (2016) and Water Rats (1996)- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Lino Patruno was born on 20 October 1935 in Crotone, Calabria, Italy. He is an actor and composer, known for Bix (1991), Forever Blues (2005) and Nel mondo di Alice (1974).- Rosanna Sferrazza was born on 17 April 1973 in Crotone, Calabria, Italy. She is an actress, known for Lightning Strike (2012), All the Music of the Heart (2013) and Fellini and the Shadow (2021).
- Anna Maria Meo was born on 8 May 1962 in Crotone, Calabria, Italy. She was previously married to Andrea Di Bari.
- Giovanni Lorecchio was born on 30 March 1988 in Crotone, Italy. He is a composer, known for World Invasion Battle Bologna (2018).
- Gaetanino Rajani was born on 25 August 1984 in Crotone, Calabria, Italy.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Simone Borrelli graduated in Acting and Dramatic arts at the Italian Academy of Dramatic Arts "Alessandra Galante Garrone" in Bologna. In 2004 he won the "Giusto Monaco" vocational award for Best Young Actor.
He pursued his career with Acting Coaches/Members of New York's Actors Studio and at NYFA.
He works in Cinema, Theater and TV, with directors such as Gabriele Salvatores, Guido Chiesa, Gianpaolo Tescari, Lucio Gaudino, Carmine Elia, Vittorio Franceschi, Giovanni Pampiglione, Francesco Marino, Marina Malfatti, Lindsay Kemp, Eimuntas Nekrosius, Nicolaj Karpov, Susan Batson, Marilyn Fried, Steven Berkoff, Pierre Byland.
2008/2009: Simone Borrelli was one of the lead actors, playing the character Mauro Morbello, in the TV Series Emergency Treatment (produced by RAI - Radio Televisione italiana). He was also a co-leading actor of the TV Series "Quo vadis, baby?" a series produced by SKY Cinema and directed by the Academy Award Winner, Gabriele Salvatores , and co-directed by Guido Chiesa.
In 2011 Simone Borrelli played the role of Ivan in "Anna and the five" directed by Franco Amurri and produced by Magnolia for Mediaset.
In 2006, Borrelli was the lead actor in the theatre performance "Amadè'" in which he played Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The play celebrated the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, and was produced by the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Aterballetto.
In 2007, as an actor and dancer, Borrelli took part in the European tour of "Sinfonia", directed by Silvia Traversi (Folkwang Hochschule di Pina Bausch e Carolyn Carlson Company). In 2009, Borrelli filmed, composed and produced X tutta la Notte and Giselle, two music singles and Cinematographic Music Videos. These were in the album VENERDÌ SERA, his first album as a composer and songwriter.
In 2009/2010 Simone Borrelli was the face of the brand "Better-Lottomatica" produced by Movie Magic International. In 2010 Borrelli played the role of Andrea in Martino's Summer by Massimo Natale, starring Treat Williams. This film took part in the Official Selection of the Rome Film Festival that same year. In 2011 Borrelli wrote the screenplay for "Venerdì Sera", a film linked to his first music album. This screenplay was nominated for the "Solinas Prize".
In 2012, Borrelli was one of the new lead actors in the sit-com Camera Café in which he played the part of Mario.
In 2014 he was the scriptwriter, director, lead actor, singer and composer of the original Soundtrack of Eddy", an international film about violence against children. The film is supported by Unicef, Doctors without Borders, Ministry of Education, Universities and Research and Amnesty International. This film Eddy was awarded the "Official Human Rights Movie 2015" by The Council of Europe.
Linked to this, the Italian Prime Minister and the Presidency of The Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic decided to give Simone Borrelli and his film their Official High Patronage for the film's high social, cultural and artistic significance.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Rino Gaetano was born on 29 October 1950 in Crotone, Calabria, Italy. He was a composer, known for The Scent of the Night (1998), Oggetti smarriti (1980) and Fasten Your Seatbelts (2014). He died on 2 June 1981 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Vincenzo Iaquinta was born on 21 November 1979 in Crotone, Italy.