Benedetto Lo Monaco (born 2 February 1956) is an Italian actor, known for his work in many Italian movies.
Biography
Lo Monaco started his artistic career when he was sixteen, when he took part in the Filodrammatica (amateur dramatic society) in the Church of Saint Anne in Alcamo. He is a well regarded actor, who has been in the field for 42 years. He has attended the following acting stages: 2005: Method Strasberg-Actors' studio of New York City directed by Marilyn Fried, at the Theatre Cielo d'Alcamo 2007: Method of theatre workshop led by Jean-Paul Denizon, at the Theatre Cielo d'Alcamo 2007: Method of theatre workshop led by the directors Giles Smith and Giorgio Serafini Prosperi Lo Monaco has worked with several famous directors such as; Giuseppe Tornatore, Ricky Tognazzi and Salvo Bonaffini and has also acted in the TV series I Cesaroni V with Claudio Amendola and Elena Sofia Ricci. In the film Pagate Fratelli, Benedetto acted among more well known actors, such as Tony Sperandeo and Gigi Burruano. Currently he has an enviable curriculum in the field of cinema. During his career he has won three festivals, including the Giffoni Film Festival in 2013.
He has also collaborated on a project with the Calandra & Calandra, a famous duo from Alcamo, who have a repertoire of folk music.
Career
Theatre
1980 Gatta ci cova
1982 L'arte di Giufà
1983 La Buon Anima Di Mia Suocera
1987 A View from the Bridge
1995 Don Sasà Possotutto
1996 La Passione Di Cristo
2005 I Civitoti in Pretura
2006 Cavaliere Petagna
2007 Una storia Siciliana
2008 Fiat voluntas dei
Films
1989 Pummarò by Michele Placido
2007 Il dolce e l'amaro by Andrea Porporati, a mafioso
2008 Io, Don Giovanni by Carlos Saura, generico specializzato
2008 La Tomba Dei Giganti di Ricky Tognazzi, enologist
2008 Doppio gioco by Andrea Vicari e Riccando Rosce, Giufrè
2008 Il Divo by Paolo Sorrentino, Carabiniere
2008 Baaria by Giuseppe Tornatore, the Democrazia Cristiana secretary
2008 Viola di mare by Donatella Maiorca, Don Tano
2011 Pagate Fratelli by Salvatore Bonaffini, Father Carmelo, the protagonist
2012 La mafia alternativa, tra vita, morte e...miracoli by Nicola Barnaba, Michele 2013: Klepsidra by Salvo Onello, the hotel director 2013: Lo chiamavano nullità by Giovanni Cangelosi, balordo 2014: Leaves Of The Tree by Ante Novakovic, Cardinale 2014: Angeli by Salvatore Bonaffini, nonno 2015: Atto III by Francesco Zucchetti (got a prize at the Cici film festival a Castellammare del Golfo) 2015: Il santo senza parole by Tony Gangitano, eremita 2016: Oro e Piombo by Emiliano Ferrera, an outlaw 2018: Rocco Chinnici 2018: I nostri figli, Tv movie 2020: Rocco, Giuseppe 2022: L'infiltrato by Antonio Giaimo
Cortos
2009: Per un semplice gesto by Giovanni Spadone, protagonist
2009: Il letto by Accursio Graffeo, protagonist
2010: Artefatto in ospedale, by Andrea Clauser e Dario Lo Presti, infermiere professionale 2010: Random, by Emiliano Ferrera, coprotagonista 2012: La mafia alternativa, tra vita, morte e miracoli, by Michele Ainis 2013: Diverse esistenze, by Salvatore Bonaffini, the headmaster (winner at the Giffoni Film Festival) 2013: Troppo dentro il west by Diana e Andrea, the protagonist (winner of the prize Cici film festival) 2014: Capitano Biancamano, the protagonist (winner of two prizes at the Cici film festival and Corto Ferrara) 2014: Il viaggio della vita, the priest 2016: Un pugno di sabbia, directed by Salvo Bonaffini (winner of the "Castro Film Festival Puglia" as the Best Subject, and selected at the Borgia Film Festival 2017 2017: Prometta mi, grandfather 2020: Rocco, Giuseppe
TV Fiction
2005 Cefalonia by Riccardo Milani, lieutenant colonel
2005 Montalbano by Alberto Sironii
2007 Il Generale dalla Chiesa by Giorgio Capitani, a magistrate
2008 Paolo VI by Fabrizio Costa, a nobleman
2008 Doppio gioco by Lazzaretti and Matteo Lena, Giufrè
2008 Caso Mattei by Giorgio Capitani, the Sicilian man
2011: I Cesaroni (a judge)
Commercials
1995 Sport and housewares sectors, Marcello Grimaudo (on Alpa 1)
Video clips
2012: , the co-protagonist
2013: , the protagonist
Sitcom
2011 "Le famiglie Caserecce" directed by Philippe Giangreco, the protagonist
Radio
Speaker at Radio Alcamo Centrale
Spots
2014: Bum Bum – Bathfoam
2015: Deliziosa, a commercial on a cheese made in Apulia (Canale5 and RAI).