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Antonio Luigi Grimaldi, known as Antonello Grimaldi is an Italian actor, film and television director, and screenwriter. Grimaldi was born on 14 August 1955 in Sassari, on the island of Sardinia in Italy. After receiving his Laurea in law in 1981, he moved to Rome and attended the Gaumont School... of Cinema, founded by composer Renzo Rossellini. He later taught music history at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Sassari and film direction at the Scuola Golden in Turin. Grimaldi's directorial debut came in 1985 with Juke box. In 1987, he was assistant director to Giuseppe Piccioni for the feature film Il Grande Blek, starring Sergio Rubini and Francesca Neri. In 1997, Grimaldi appeared in Nirvana, directed by Gabriele Salvatores. He then starred in two films directed by Gabriele Muccino: Ecco fatto and Come te nessuno mai , where he played the role of the head of police. Also in 1999, he appeared in Guardami, a biopic of a porn star loosely based on the life of adult actress Moana Pozzi, starring Elisabetta Cavallotti, and directed by Davide Ferrario.
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