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|caption = Terrin in 2014
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|birth_place = [[Naples, Itali]], T.T.
|birth_place = [[Naples, Italy]]
|occupation = [[Actor]] and [[producer]]
|occupation = [[Actor]] and [[Film producer|producer]]
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|years_active = 1995–present
|years_active = 1995–present
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'''Gianfranco Terrin''' is an Italian film and stage actor born in [[Naples]], [[Italy]]. He first became known for hosting the TV mini-series ''[[Movie Surfers]]''<ref>{{cite news |date=17 August 2008 |title=L'attore Gianfranco Terrin nella giuria di Miss Italia |work=Caserta News |publisher= |url=http://www.casertanews.it/2008/08/17/art_20080817075307/}}</ref> airing on the [[Disney Channel]].


== Life and career ==
He grew up in [[Pozzuoli]], where at the age of ten, director [[Giuseppe M. Gaudino]] chose him to play a street urchin in ''[[Round the Moons between Earth and See]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Pontillo|first1=Danilo|title=Un Giovane Puteolano nel Film su Pozzuoli|journal=Il Notiziario|url=http://gianfrancoterrin.com/press/ilnotiziario-1997-pag-2/#main}}</ref> Soon after, He was in the Italian TV Series ''[[Un posto al sole]]'' and in the feature film ''[[Rosa Funzeca]]'' directed by [[Aurelio Grimaldi]]. He trained in Italy with Actress [[Fioretta Mari]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Urbani |first=Ilaria |date=27 September 2016 |title=Gianfranco Terrin: "La mia storia con Affleck e Coppola |publisher=La Repubblica |agency=La Repubblica |url=http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/09/27/news/gianfranco_terrin_la_mia_storia_con_affleck_e_coppola_-148622353/}}</ref> and moved to [[Los Angeles]], where he was awarded a full scholarship for the [[Lee Strasberg Institute]]. He was the main host of the Disney Channel mini TV series ''[[Movie Surfers]]'' and starred in several feature films, including ''Bobby Fischer Live'', ''Marlon Brando Unauthorized'', and ''[[Mont Reve]]''. He filmed a commercial for [[Fastweb (telecommunications company)|Fastweb]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Portillo|first1=Danilo|title=Attore Puteolano Spopola in America|url=http://www.pozzuoli21.it/attore-puteolano-spopola-in-america-e-nel-cast-di-ben-affleck-francis-ford-coppola-e-criminal-minds/|publisher=Pozzuoli 21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pallone Pittura Pensieri|url=https://pallonepitturapensieri.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/gianfranco-terrin-protagonista-dello-spot-fastweb-con-clooney/|website=Pallone Pittura Pensieri}}</ref> and played the lead role of Leonard in ''[[Il Castello di Azzurrina]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Il fantasma di Azzurrina colpisce ancora: infortunato anche Terrin|url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/cronaca/2012/05/02/706069-fantasma_azzurrina_colpisce_ancora_infortunato_anche_terrin.shtml|agency=Il Resto del Carlino|publisher=Il Resto del Carlino}}</ref> In 2012, he produced and directed ''[[Hysteria 2012]]'', a short documentary nominated at the [[California International Short Festival]]. He played Adam in the Italian version of ''La Forma delle Cose'' (''[[The Shape of Things]]'') at [[Teatro Brancaccino]]<ref>{{cite news|title="La forma delle cose" chiude la stagione teatrale del Brancaccino|url=http://www.vocespettacolo.com/la-forma-delle-cose-chiude-la-stagione-teatrale-del-brancaccino/|publisher=Voce Spettacolo}}</ref> in [[Rome]].<ref>{{cite news|title=La forma delle cose al Brancaccino|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/inroma/spettacolo/2016/05/11-11415884/la_forma_delle_cose_al_brancaccino/|publisher=Corriere Dello Sport|date=May 11, 2016}}</ref> He appeared in [[CBS]]'s ''[[Criminal Minds Beyond Borders]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Corriere Flegreo|url=http://www.cronacaflegrea.it/un-attore-puteolano-nel-cast-di-ben-affleck-francis-ford-coppola-e-criminal-minds/|publisher=Corriere Fletero}}</ref> He played Italian gangster Carmine Parone in the 2016 crime drama ''[[Live by Night (film)|Live by Night]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Gianfranco Terrin: "La mia storia con Affleck e Coppola|url=http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/09/27/news/gianfranco_terrin_la_mia_storia_con_affleck_e_coppola_-148622353/|agency=La Repubblica}}</ref> and Z'Luigino in the [[Francis Ford Coppola]] experimental film project ''[[Distant Vision]]'' (2015).<ref>[http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/09/27/news/gianfranco_terrin_la_mia_storia_con_affleck_e_coppola_-148622353/} http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/09/27/news/gianfranco_terrin_la_mia_storia_con_affleck_e_coppola_-148622353/]</ref> He has latest appeared in the TV series ''Carthago'' a [[World War II|WW2]] period drama, that is based on a true story and nominated as the Best Series Award at [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carthago |url=https://canneseries.com/en/series/carthago-1/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=canneseries.com |language=fr}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
Gianfranco Terrin born in Naples, Italy is an Italian film and stage actor<ref>{{cite web|title=International Movie database|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2393747/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm|website=International Movie database}}</ref>. He is best known for hosting the epic TV mini-series Disney Movie Surfers<ref>{{cite web|title=Imdb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295122/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_1|website=Imdb}}</ref> airing on the Disney Channel, the TV Show that goes behind the scenes of the late Disney Movies. He has filmed many episodes for Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean, High School Musical, National Treasure, Wall-E, Ratatouille, Bolt, Tron Legacy, Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, Prince of Persia and worked with Hollywood stars such as George Clooney, Zac Efron, Jake Gyllenhaal, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, the Academy Winner Andrew Stanton, Kevin Lima, Kenny Ortega, Jerry Brucheimer. Gianfranco studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles where he was the only one ever to be awarded a full 2 years scholarship by the legendary acting coach Anna Strasberg and He is considered by the media and the movie industry to be a young italian "Al Pacino". His career started at the age of ten. He played the role of Psiello in "Round the Moons between Earth and See" directed by G. Gaudino and by the age of 16 had already appeared in the first Italian TV Series "Un posto al sole" and played a pimp in Rosa Funzeca, the movie written and directed by Aurelio Grimaldi. Gianfranco also starred in "Bobby Fischer Live" and "Marlon Brando Unauthorized" directed by the brilliant Damian Chapa (Blood In Blood Out - Street Fighter). He filmed , with actor George Clooney, a National Commercial for Italian company Fastweb <ref>{{cite web|title=Pallone Pittura Pensieri|url=https://pallonepitturapensieri.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/gianfranco-terrin-protagonista-dello-spot-fastweb-con-clooney/|website=Pallone Pittura Pensieri}}</ref>. He was among the main cast of the award winning film "Mont Reve". He played the Lead role "Leonard" in the Feature Film "Il Castello di Azzurrina" by director Giacomo Franciosa. He produced and directed "Hysteria 2012",the short documentary nominated at the California International Short Festival. He recently played the role of Adam in the Theatre Play "The Shape of things" by Neil LaBute and starred in CBS's Criminal Minds Beyond Borders<ref>{{cite news|title=Corriere Flegreo|url=http://www.cronacaflegrea.it/un-attore-puteolano-nel-cast-di-ben-affleck-francis-ford-coppola-e-criminal-minds/|publisher=Corriere Flegreo}}</ref> where He will play the role of Marco Betti.He has recently worked with Movie icon Director Francis Ford Coppola in his upcoming "Distant Vision"<ref>{{cite news|title=La Mia Storia con Affleck e Coppola|url=http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/09/27/news/gianfranco_terrin_la_mia_storia_con_affleck_e_coppola_-148622353/}}</ref> where He plays Z'Luigino and will appear as a Carmine Parone in Ben Affleck's crime drama Live by Night, scheduled for release in January 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Urbani|first1=Ilaria|title=La Mia Storia con Affleck e Coppola|url=http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/09/27/news/gianfranco_terrin_la_mia_storia_con_affleck_e_coppola_-148622353/|publisher=La Repubblica|date=August 27, 2016}}</ref>.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1997|| ''[[Giro di Lune tra Terra e mare]]'' || Banda di Gennarino ||
|-
|2002|| ''[[Un Posto al Sole]]'' || Lucio Finaturio || 1 episode
|-
|2002|| ''[[Rosa Funzeca]]'' || Gianfranco ||
|-
|2009|| ''Bobby Fischer Live'' || Luigi Italian Reporter ||
|-
|-
|2010|| ''Brando Unauthorized'' || Jean Paul ||
|-
|2012|| ''Mont Reve'' || Riccardo Bartolo ||
|-
|2015|| ''[[The Elevator: three Minutes can change your life]]'' || Deliveryman ||
|-
|2015|| ''[[Ana Maria in Novela Land]]'' || Dancer #2 ||
|-
|2016|| ''[[Distant Vision]]'' || Z'Luigino ||
|-
|2016|| ''[[Live by Night (film)|Live by Night]]'' || Carmine ||
|-
|2017|| ''[[Criminal Minds Beyond Borders]]'' || Assistente M.L. Marco Betti || Episode: "II Mostro"
|-
|2018|| ''Azzurrina'' || Leonard ||
|-
|TBA|| ''[[Miss Italia 2009]]'' || ||
|}

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[[Category:Italian male stage actors]]

Latest revision as of 12:04, 3 December 2023

Gianfranco Terrin
Born (1985-05-16) May 16, 1985 (age 39)
Naples, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor and producer
Years active1995–present

Gianfranco Terrin is an Italian film and stage actor born in Naples, Italy. He first became known for hosting the TV mini-series Movie Surfers[1] airing on the Disney Channel.

Life and career

[edit]

He grew up in Pozzuoli, where at the age of ten, director Giuseppe M. Gaudino chose him to play a street urchin in Round the Moons between Earth and See.[2] Soon after, He was in the Italian TV Series Un posto al sole and in the feature film Rosa Funzeca directed by Aurelio Grimaldi. He trained in Italy with Actress Fioretta Mari[3] and moved to Los Angeles, where he was awarded a full scholarship for the Lee Strasberg Institute. He was the main host of the Disney Channel mini TV series Movie Surfers and starred in several feature films, including Bobby Fischer Live, Marlon Brando Unauthorized, and Mont Reve. He filmed a commercial for Fastweb,[4][5] and played the lead role of Leonard in Il Castello di Azzurrina.[6] In 2012, he produced and directed Hysteria 2012, a short documentary nominated at the California International Short Festival. He played Adam in the Italian version of La Forma delle Cose (The Shape of Things) at Teatro Brancaccino[7] in Rome.[8] He appeared in CBS's Criminal Minds Beyond Borders.[9] He played Italian gangster Carmine Parone in the 2016 crime drama Live by Night,[10] and Z'Luigino in the Francis Ford Coppola experimental film project Distant Vision (2015).[11] He has latest appeared in the TV series Carthago a WW2 period drama, that is based on a true story and nominated as the Best Series Award at Cannes Film Festival.[12]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Giro di Lune tra Terra e mare Banda di Gennarino
2002 Un Posto al Sole Lucio Finaturio 1 episode
2002 Rosa Funzeca Gianfranco
2009 Bobby Fischer Live Luigi Italian Reporter
2010 Brando Unauthorized Jean Paul
2012 Mont Reve Riccardo Bartolo
2015 The Elevator: three Minutes can change your life Deliveryman
2015 Ana Maria in Novela Land Dancer #2
2016 Distant Vision Z'Luigino
2016 Live by Night Carmine
2017 Criminal Minds Beyond Borders Assistente M.L. Marco Betti Episode: "II Mostro"
2018 Azzurrina Leonard
TBA Miss Italia 2009

References

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  1. ^ "L'attore Gianfranco Terrin nella giuria di Miss Italia". Caserta News. 17 August 2008.
  2. ^ Pontillo, Danilo. "Un Giovane Puteolano nel Film su Pozzuoli". Il Notiziario.
  3. ^ Urbani, Ilaria (27 September 2016). "Gianfranco Terrin: "La mia storia con Affleck e Coppola". La Repubblica. La Repubblica.
  4. ^ Portillo, Danilo. "Attore Puteolano Spopola in America". Pozzuoli 21.
  5. ^ "Pallone Pittura Pensieri". Pallone Pittura Pensieri.
  6. ^ "Il fantasma di Azzurrina colpisce ancora: infortunato anche Terrin". Il Resto del Carlino. Il Resto del Carlino.
  7. ^ ""La forma delle cose" chiude la stagione teatrale del Brancaccino". Voce Spettacolo.
  8. ^ "La forma delle cose al Brancaccino". Corriere Dello Sport. May 11, 2016.
  9. ^ "Corriere Flegreo". Corriere Fletero.
  10. ^ "Gianfranco Terrin: "La mia storia con Affleck e Coppola". La Repubblica.
  11. ^ http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/09/27/news/gianfranco_terrin_la_mia_storia_con_affleck_e_coppola_-148622353/
  12. ^ "Carthago". canneseries.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
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