Berlin. On November 12th (17:30) at the Italian Embassy in Berlin, the Italian film and theater actor, Toni Servillo will perform a theatrical reading to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Nobel laureate in Literature, Luigi Pirandello. Toni Servillo, born in Afragola (Naples) in 1959, founded the Teatro Studio in Caserta, before the age of 20. Together with Mario Martone and Antonio Neiwiller, he founded the Napoli Teatri Uniti of which he is currently artistic director. After numerous theatre productions, Servillo returned to the big screen in 2001. In the role of a famous singer destined for oblivion, he caught the world’s attention in Paolo Sorrentino’s film “L’uomo in più” (One Man Up) and he successfully played a ruthless camorrista in Antonio Capuano’s “Luna Rossa” (Red Moon). Servillo went on to become one of the most sought-after actors by Italian directors. He became Sorrentino’s actor of choice who also directs him in “Le conseguenze dell’amore” (The Consequences of Love) and “Il Divo”. For the young director, Andrea Molaioli, he will star as a police chief investigating the cause of death of the “Ragazza del lago” (The Girl by the Lake), a 2008 David of Donatello winner. In the same year he appeared in Cannes for his role as Andréotti in “Il divo” and as a businessman in the Neapolitan mob in “Gomorra”, winning the European Film Award as best actor for both roles. In 2013, he stars as Jep Gambardella in the Oscar winning film for best foreign film “La grande bellezza” (The Great Beauty) by Paolo Sorrentino, for which he also won his fourth David of Donatello and second European Film Award, and receiving the Hollywood Film Festival’s nomination for Best Actor. (9Colonne)
