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Saul Nanni

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Saul Nanni
Born (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 25)
Bologna, Italy
Alma materUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Saul Nanni (born 4 February 1999) is an Italian actor. He is best known for playing Christian in the Disney Channel series Alex & Co., Marco in the 2020 comedy drama film Under the Riccione Sun, and Alessandro in the 2022 romantic comedy film Love & Gelato.

Biography

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Saul Nanni was born in Bologna.[1] His parents are both doctors;[2] his father is from Forlì and his mother is of Russian descent.[1] He has a younger brother and a younger sister.[2]

He began acting after auditioning for a commercial with Kaká, of whom he was a fan.[3][4] Although he didn't book the commercial, a casting agent reached out to him about appearing in the 2012 miniseries La Certosa di Parma, which marked his acting debut.[2][5]

In 2018, he moved to Milan to study communications and advertising at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.[1][6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Ref.
2014 A Boss in the Living Room Vittorio Coso [2]
2016 How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents Christian Alessi [1]
2019 My Brother Chases Dinosaurs Brune [3]
2020 Under the Riccione Sun Marco [6]
2022 Love & Gelato Alessandro Albani [7]
Brado [it] Tommaso [8]
I Am the Abyss [it] Raffaelle [9]
2024 Here Now [10]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 The Charterhouse of Parma [it] Miniseries [2]
2015–16 Alex & Co. Christian Alessi 41 episodes [1]
2016–18 Non dirlo al mio capo Romeo 24 episodes
2017 Scomparsa [it] Arturo Trasimeni 12 episodes
2018 Il fulgore di Dony [it] Marco Ghia Television film
2019 Made in Italy [it] Flavio 5 episodes [3]
I ragazzi dello Zecchino d'Oro [it] Sebastiano Television film [4]
2024 Supersex Young Rocco Siffredi [11]
The Leopard Tancredi Falconeri [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Pacelli, Laura (7 December 2018). "Saul Nanni, le ambizioni di un attore. Tutte le foto". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Spolini, Nicoletta (15 December 2016). "Saul Nanni". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Cotugno, Ferdinando (14 August 2019). "Saul Nanni: "Fatemi fare il pazzo"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Saul Nanni. Un californiano nato in Emilia". Fabrique Du Cinéma (in Italian). 16 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ Imbimbo, Luca (11 September 2021). "ICY HOT - A Chat With Saul Nanni". Fucking Young!. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b Giordano, Andrea (1 July 2020). "Saul Nanni: intervista alla giovane promessa di "Sotto il sole di Riccione"". ICON Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ^ Bugbee, Teo (23 June 2022). "'Love & Gelato' Review: A Young Girl, Transfigured by Italy". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ^ Lucchini, Giulia (5 October 2022). "Kim, allo stato Brado". Cinematografo (in Italian).
  9. ^ Baldini, Paolo (18 February 2023). "Tom Hanks il magnifico burbero, l'amore elastico di Sandrine Kiberlain, Siani vende amicizia: i film nei cinema e in streaming". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  10. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (29 September 2023). "'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3' Star Elena Kampouris Joins Gabriele Muccino's Sicily-Set Romantic Thriller 'Here Now'". Variety. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  11. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (15 December 2023). "'Supersex' Series About Porn Star Rocco Siffredi Sets Netflix Premiere Date". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  12. ^ Whittock, Jesse (27 April 2023). "'The Leopard': Cameras Rolling On Netflix's Limited Series Based On Classic Italian Novel, Deva Cassel In Lead Role". Deadline. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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