Libero De Rienzo for Italy
Italy has chosen Libero De Rienzo as its representative at the 2003 edition of Shooting Stars. Best known to the public as the bloke who tastes to see whether the pasta is cooked in a well known TV ad, De Rienzo began his acting debut in 1996, in the theatre. His first domestic film was Claudio Bisio’s Asini sses) and he made his international film debut in French director Catherine Breillat’s A ma sœur, De Rienzo has starred in numerous TV films although success only came with Marco Ponti's directorial debut, Santa Maradona, co-starring Stefano Accorsi. Call it a coincidence by Accorsi was Italy’s Shooting Star in 2002. De Rienzo won a David for best supporting actor Santa Maradona.
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