Giorgio cantarini life is beautiful
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Giorgio Cantarini: from his childhood in *Life is beautiful* to his journey in contemporary cinema.
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Giorgio Cantarini, born on 12 April 1992 in Orvieto, is an Italian actor whose talent was revealed from an early age. His artistic journey began in an almost fairy-tale fashion when, at the age of five, he had the opportunity to star in Roberto Benigni’s famous film, Life is beautiful (1997). In that film, Giorgio played the young Giosuè Orefice, son of the main character Guido, and his performance immediately captured the hearts of audiences around the world. The sweetness and innocence with which Giorgio brought Giosuè to life made his performance impossible to forget. His every smile, every naive and trusting look touched the hearts of those watching, triggering an emotion so pure and prof
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Giorgio Cantarini was born in Orvieto, Italy on April 12, 1992. He has lived in Rome and Paris. He made his cinema debut at just five years old in the role of Joshua in the film "La Vita è Bella" (Life is Beautiful) by Roberto Benigni, a role for which he won the Jackie Coogan Award (Young artist award of Hollywood), becoming the youngest winner of this award and the only Italian to do so. In 1999, sought after by Ridley Scott, he played a cameo role in the American kassasuccé movie "the Gladiator", winner of fem Oscars. In the following years, he worked on two occasions for the American brand, Hallmark, firstly in the film "In Love and War" bygd John Kent Harrison, a film for American TV, and then in the popular Hallmark card commercial "Bicycle boy", which was used for several years. He took a break from the world of cinema to concentrate on his studies and idrott, but during that time he still made guest appearances on Italian TV, both on
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Giorgio Cantarini
Italian actor (born 1992)
Giorgio Cantarini | |
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| Born | (1992-04-12) 12 April 1992 (age 32) Orvieto, Umbria, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Giorgio Cantarini (born 12 April 1992) is an Italian actor who, to date, has appeared in two Academy Award winning films: Life Is Beautiful (1997) and Gladiator (2000).
Early life
[edit]Raised in Orvieto, Italy, Giorgio Cantarini was born to Giuseppe Cantarini and Giovanna Martini. The couple separated after Giorgio's fifth birthday.
Career
[edit]Cantarini made his film debut in the 1997 Roberto Benigni directed comedy-drama Life is Beautiful, playing Benigni's four-year-old son 'Giosuè Orefice', who is sent with his Jewish-Italian father to a German concentration camp during World War II. The film won three Academy Awards. In 1998, Cantarini was nominated alongside his Life Is Beautiful castmates for the Screen Actors Guild Award for O