Vincenzo Amato

Biography

Vincenzo Amato is an Italian actor and sculptor born on March 30, 1966, in Palermo to a stage director and folk musician mother. After studying iron sculpting, he began exhibiting his art in Rome before moving to New York, where he became friends with director Emanuele Crialese and landed his acting debut in "Once We Were Strangers". His breakthrough role came in Crialese's film "Respiro", earning him a David di Donatello nomination.