Leo Gullotta

Leo Gullotta

Salvatore Leopoldo "Leo" Gullotta (born 9 January 1946) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian and writer.

Born in Catania and the last of six children, Gullotta started his career as an extra in Teatro Massimo Bellini. In his long career as actor, Gullotta has starred in about 100 films and has participated in numerous shows and drama series for television. In 1987 he won his first David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Il Camorrista by Giuseppe Tornatore, and later worked with Tornatore four more times. In 1997 and 2000 he won two more David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor, for the Maurizio Zaccaro films Il carniere and Un uomo perbene. He has also won two Silver Ribbon for Best supporting Actor, in 1984 for Mi manda Picone by Nanni Loy and in 2001 for Vajont by Renzo Martinelli. Gullotta has starred in many theatrical plays and dramas, and was part of the theater company "Il Bagaglino". He won the Flaiano Prize as stage actor of the year in 2010. He celebrated fifty years of activity that same year. Gullotta is also a well known voice actor, among others. He was the Italian voice of Manny in the first three films of the Ice Age film series. He reprised this role in short films and video games. He also dubbed Burt Young in Rocky, Joe Pesci in Once Upon a Time in America, Moonwalker, My Cousin Vinny and The Irishman, and the robot Johnny 5 in Short Circuit. He also became the new Italian voice of Woody Allen after the death of Oreste Lionello in 2009. In 1998 Gullotta debuted as writer with the book Mille fili d'erba (Di Renzo Editore, ISBN 88-86044-87-9). Gullotta is openly gay. He did not reveal his sexuality to the public until 1995. In 2019, he married his partner of 32 years. Gullotta is discreet about the details of his husband. Source: Article "Leo Gullotta" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acting

2025

2024

2023

2022

Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery

il Procuratore Nicolosi

2020

Il delitto Mattarella

Rosario Nicoletti

2019

Sono solo fantasmi

Signore distinto

2018

La stella di Andra e Tati

Giovanni Bucci (voice)

2017

It’s the Law

Don Raffaele

2016

2016

2015

Italo

Italo (Voce)

2011

2009

Baaria

Liborio

2007

Di Che Peccato Sei?

Antonio Bertolacci

2005

Leo the Lion

Cobo (voice)

2005

2005

2004

2003

2001

Vajont

Mario Pancini

2000

Scarlet Diva

Dr. Vessi

1999

Un uomo perbene

Giovanni Pandico

1998

Ciao Darwin

Capitano Meridionali

1998

1995

1995

Savages

Luigi Pinardi

1995

1995

1993

The Escort

Polizzi

1993

1992

Gole Ruggenti

Edoardo Lasagnetta - scriptwriter

1990

1990

Everybody's Fine

L'homme armé sur le toit d'un immeuble de Naples

1989

Scugnizzi

Fortunato

1989

1989

1988

Cinema Paradiso

Ignazio, usher

1987

1986

The Professor

Police Commissioner Iervolino

1986

Department Store

Simoni, agente teatrale

1984

1982

1982

1982

Spaghetti House

Salvatore Manzilla

1982

The Paramedic

Sostituto Procuratore

1982

1981

The Honorable with His Lover under the Bed

Secretary Sgarbozzi / Honorable Sgarbozzi

1981

I Carabbinieri

Salvatore Caruso

1981

1980

Stark System

Schioppa

1980

Café Express

Vincenzo Imbastaro

1978

Rock 'n Roll

Il vigile

1977

The Swindle

Tarcisio Pollaroli "Er Fibbia"

1977

The Nurse on a Military Tour

Captain Lopez - doctor

Infos

Full Name
Leo Gullotta
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1/9/1946
Also Known As

Leo

Salvatore Leopoldo Gullotta