Tony Sperandeo (born 8 May 1953) is an Italian actor of cinema and television. Sperandeo is notable for frequently playing the roles of tough characters from his native region, Sicily. As of 2011, he was working on La Nuova Squadra, a police drama televised by Rai Tre, as the Superintendent Salvatore Sciacca.
Since 2004, he has appeared regularly on television in the role of Superintendent Salvatore Sciacca, first in the police drama La Squadra (2004–2007), and its sequel, La Nuova Squadra (2008–2009, 2011).
He was married to actress Rita Barbanera (1968–2001), by whom he has two children, Tony and Priscilla. Sperandeo met her on the set of Mery per sempre, the film in which he was working at the time. They performed together in one film, La discesa di Aclà a Floristella in 1992. Rita was primarily a stage actress.
On April 27, 2001, Rita Barbanera committed suicide by jumping off the balcony at their home in Palermo.[2] She was thirty two years old.
Viva Cinema, Interview with Tony Sperandeo, 28 October 2008 (retrieved on 10 November 2008)
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Tony Sperandeo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Tony Sperandeo born 8 May 1953 is an Italian actor of cinema and television Sperandeo is notable for frequently playing the roles of tough characters from his native region Sicily As of 2011 he was working on La Nuova Squadra a police drama televised by Rai Tre as the Superintendent Salvatore Sciacca Tony SperandeoSperandeo in the film Mery per sempre 1989 BornGaetano Sperandeo 1953 05 08 8 May 1953 age 70 Palermo ItalyNationalityItalianOccupationactorSpouseRita Barbanera m 1989 2001 wbr ChildrenTony SperandeoPriscilla Sperandeo Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 4 Awards and nominations 5 ReferencesCareer editHe was born Gaetano Sperandeo in Palermo 1 In 1983 his acting career began with a small part in the film Kaos directed by the Taviani brothers In 1985 he landed a role in a cinematographic film Pizza Connection by Damiano Damiani He also acted in four of the sequels of the popular television drama La piovra which is about the Mafia and had a little role in The Sicilian of Michael Cimino He has appeared in many other Italian films the most notable being La scorta The escort by Ricky Tognazzi as well as Ragazzi fuori and Mery per sempre the latter two set in his home town of Palermo They are both directed by Marco Risi Since 2004 he has appeared regularly on television in the role of Superintendent Salvatore Sciacca first in the police drama La Squadra 2004 2007 and its sequel La Nuova Squadra 2008 2009 2011 In 2001 Sperandeo won the David di Donatello award for Best Supporting Actor in I cento passi One Hundred Steps directed by Marco Tullio Giordana about the story of Peppino Impastato in which he played the role of Mafia boss Tano Badalamenti Personal life editHe was married to actress Rita Barbanera 1968 2001 by whom he has two children Tony and Priscilla Sperandeo met her on the set of Mery per sempre the film in which he was working at the time They performed together in one film La discesa di Acla a Floristella in 1992 Rita was primarily a stage actress On April 27 2001 Rita Barbanera committed suicide by jumping off the balcony at their home in Palermo 2 She was thirty two years old Filmography editFilm edit Kaos 1984 Pizza Connection 1985 Vincenzo The Repenter 1985 Lercara s Henchman uncredited The Sicilian 1987 Barracks Policeman 1 Mery per sempre 1989 Turris Guardia Carceraria Tre colonne in cronaca 1990 Il commissario Trapani Il sole anche di notte 1990 Gesuino Ragazzi fuori 1990 Turris uncredited Una storia semplice 1991 Policeman Il muro di gomma 1991 Sottufficiale Areonautica Piedipiatti 1991 Agente Buoncostume Johnny Stecchino 1991 Picciotto in auto Caldo soffocante 1991 Aiutante Giuliano Briganti 1991 Acla s Descent into Floristella 1992 Caramazza La scorta 1993 Raffaele Frasca Uomo di rispetto 1993 TV Movie Quattro bravi ragazzi 1993 Franchini Nel continente nero 1993 Don Secondino The Heroes 1994 Tonino Miracolo italiano 1994 Onorevole Locafo Briganti Amore e liberta 1994 Malacarne Segreto di stato 1995 Gangster The Star Maker 1995 1st Baldalamenti Palermo Milan One Way 1995 Marinna Vesna va veloce 1996 Il camionista Altri uomini 1997 Salvatore Marinello The Room of the Scirocco 1998 Sollima Volare 1999 Don Ciccio Una sola debole voce 1998 TV Movie Excellent Cadavers 1999 TV Movie Stefano Bontade L uomo della fortuna 2000 Salvatore One Hundred Steps 2000 Gaetano Badalamenti Un giudice di rispetto 2000 Giudice Francesco Di Nardo Arresti domiciliari 2000 Boss mafia E adesso sesso 2001 Don Calogero Tra due mondi 2001 Il testimone 2001 TV Movie Il latitante 2003 Ispettore Sarnataro Miracle in Palermo 2003 Sparagna Eccezziunale Veramente Capitolo secondo me 2006 Don Pippo Cali Il 7 e l 8 2007 Gino La Monica L uomo di vetro 2007 Zio Titta A Beautiful Wife 2007 Don Pierino Il sangue dei vinti 2008 Salustri Volevo gli occhi blu 2008 Pazzo filosofo Baaria 2009 Breeder Pochi giorni per capire 2009 Sacerdote I Picciuli 2009 Giudice Un neomelodico presidente 2010 Il Professore Backward 2010 Gaetano il bastardo Prigionero di un segreto 2010 Don Alfredo Dreamland La terra dei sogni 2011 Don Nicola Pagate fratelli 2012 Il ragioniere della mafia 2013 Capo dei capi La moglie del sarto 2014 La corona spezzata 2014 Don Vito Romano La settima onda 2015 Michele Manni Il ragazzo della Giudecca 2016 Procuratore Quel bravo ragazzo 2016 Vito Mancuso Amo la tempesta 2016 Mo Vi Mento Lira di Achille 2017 L ora legale 2017 Gaetano Patane Il mondo di mezzo 2017 Gaetano Mariotti Amare Amaro 2018 Marcello A Breath of Fresh Air 2022 Nunzio Television edit La piovra season 2 it 1985 TV Mini Series Ravanusa s Manservant Felipe ha gli occhi azzurri 1991 La piovra season 6 it 1992 TV Mini Series Santino Rocchi A che punto e la notte 1995 TV Movie Cagliusco Non parla piu 1995 TV Movie La piovra season 8 it 1997 TV Movie Turi Mondello Mia Padre e Innocente 1997 TV Movie Augusto Malinverni La piovra season 9 it 1998 TV Movie Turi Mondello Fine secolo 1999 TV Mini Series Corti Cronaca di un ricatto 1999 TV Movie Don Matteo first series episode Stato di Ebbrezza 2000 L attentatuni 2001 TV Movie Antonino No amp Distretto di Polizia 2001 Vito Tonnara Il sequestro Soffrantini 2002 TV Movie Giovanni Farina Anonima Sarda Soldati di pace 2003 Blindati 2003 TV Movie Brando Massari Ultimo L infiltrato 2003 TV Movie Nicola De Rosa La Squadra 2005 2007 Sovrintendente Salvatore Sciacca Framed A Sicilian Murder Mystery 2022 Awards and nominations editYear Award Category Work Result Ref 2023 Nastri d Argento Grandi Serie Best Supporting Actor Incastrati Nominated 3 4 References edit Internet Movie Database Viva Cinema Interview with Tony Sperandeo 28 October 2008 retrieved on 10 November 2008 Leombruni Lucrezia 12 May 2023 Nastri d Argento Mare Fuori e la serie dell anno Agenzia Dire in Italian Naselli Antonio 17 June 2023 NASTRI d ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023 NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE Nastri d Argento in Italian Tony Sperandeo at IMDb Italian Wikipedia Viva Cinema Interview with Tony Sperandeo 28 October 2008 retrieved on 10 November 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Sperandeo amp oldid 1220079246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
