Marco Leonardi

Marco Leonardi

  • Born: 1971-11-14
  • Birthplace: Australia
  • Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: Australia
  • Representative Works: Beautiful Bride, Paradise Cinema, Street Boy, Forgetting Palermo
  • Marco Leonardi, born in Australia on November 14, 1971, is an actor.
    He spent his childhood in Rome. This small man of Italian descent can speak four languages ​​fluently, and his film career has already begun as early as his childhood. After shooting two foreign films, Marco Leonardi is already the most popular young niche in Hollywood. In his recent two films, Leonardi has shown that he is capable With mature acting skills in this role, in " Once Upon a Time in Mexico ", Leonardi plays a drunken bandit and partners with top stars Antonio Antonio Banderas and Johnny Depp .

    Performing Experience

    In "Mary", Marco Leonardi collaborated with the prestigious acting actress Juliet Binoche. His first film in the United States was "My Brother Jack" in 1998. Based on a true story in the 1960s, this film tells the story of the children of Italian working-class families who immigrated to the United States who are addicted to drugs. The film premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival , and Leonardi received unanimous praise from harsh critics at the festival for his excellent portrayal of young drug addicts in the film.
    Of course, before this film, Leonardi was already well known in the United States for the two international heavyweight films " Like Water For Chocolate " (1992) and "Paradise Cinema" (1989). "Like Water For Chocolate" is one of the best-selling foreign films in the United States. It has been shown in movie theaters for several weeks. In "Paradise Cinema", Leonardi plays the role of "Duo Duo" as an adult, a movie fascinated. The child, it can be said that Leonardi's own feelings for the movie are also integrated. The film also won the Oscar for best foreign film that year.
    Extended Reading

    Cinema Paradiso quotes

    • Spaccafico: Hey, cheer up! I'll wait for you. Don't worry. The job'll still be here. I'll wait, you hear? Don't look so gloomy. Come on, now!

    • Salvatore 'Toto' Di Vita - Adult: When did you close it down?

      Spaccafico: Six years ago in May. Nobody came anymore. You know better than I, Mr. Di Vita - the economy, TV, videos. The old movie business is just a memory.