Antonio Pennarella

Italian actor (1960–2018)

Antonio Pennarella

Born	(1960-05-27)27 May 1960 Naples, Italy
Died	24 August 2018(2018-08-24) (aged 58) Naples, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988-2018
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Antonio Pennarella (27 May 1960 – 24 August 2018) was an Italian actor.

Biography

Pennarella began his acting career on TV in the 1980s and became in the following 30 years one of the most known faces on the TV screen,^[1] getting roles for TV series such as Un Posto al Sole.

During his career he worked with directors like Marco Bellocchio, Francesco Maselli, Mario Martone and Daniele Luchetti.

He died on 24 August 2018, aged 58, after a long illness.^[2]

Partial filmography

The Butterfly's Dream (1994)
Black Holes (1995)
The Vesuvians (1997)
Red Moon (2001)
Pater Familias (2002)
On My Skin (2003)
Mario's War (2005)
The Red Shadows (2009)
Noi credevamo (2010)
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012)
Those Happy Years (2013)
Song'e Napule (2013)
Perez. (2014)
The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (2015)
Natale col Boss (2015)
A Holy Venetian Family (2015)
Indivisible (2016)

References

^ InterNapoli.it. "Antonio Pennarella, il 'cattivo' della tv: "Ecco le mie idee per la cultura e il teatro a Melito"". Retrieved 24 August 2018.
^ La Repubblica. "E' morto l'attore Antonio Pennarella". Retrieved 24 August 2018.