Domiziano Arcangeli

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Domiziano Arcangeli
Born Domiziano Arcangeli
(1968-06-10) June 10, 1968 (age 55)
Venice , Italy
Occupation Film actor, producer, writer
Years active 1980–present

Domiziano Arcangeli (born June 10, 1968) is an Italian and American actor, producer, and writer.[1]

Biography

Arcangeli was discovered in 1979 by photographer Helmut Newton in Venice, Italy.[2]

Arcangeli became a fashion model during the 1980's.[3] Some of his photographs made the covers of International magazines.[4]

Arcangeli was called by Federico Fellini, at Cinecitta Studios in Rome, Italy, for a screen test to play the young lead of a movie but the movie was never made.[2] Arcangeli, later starred in Fellini’s “Intervista” (1987) playing himself at his first screen test.[5]

Career

His actual debut was in the 1980 for an Italian/Japanese film “Eden no sono”[3] and continued to appear in films during the 1980s and 1990s, among them "The Good Soldier" in 1982 directed by Franco Brusati,[6]"Credo"(1983) directed in France by Jacques Deray,[7] "Sodoma's Ghost"(1988)directed by Lucio Fulci,[8] “Love Of a Woman” directed by Nelo Risi in 1988,[9] appeared in the historical drama "Francesco" directed in 1989 by Liliana Cavani, starring Mickey Rourke.[10]

He later played a part in Tinto Brass comedy "Paprika"(1991),[11] and "Dark Friday" directed by Aldo Lado in 1993.[12] Simultaneously he worked in several stage productions of plays with directors such as Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi,Luca Ronconi,Lev Dodin, Giancarlo Sepe, Jonathan Miller, and a few others.[13]

Throughout the 1990s, Arcangeli had starring roles in “Last Flight To Hell” (1990),[14] in “Rito D’Amore” (1990),[15] in “Black Demons” directed by Umberto Lenzi,[16] “Belle Da Morire” (1992),[17] “L’Urlo della Verita”,[18] “Albert Savarus” (1993) based on a novel of Honore’ de Balzac,[19] “Estasi” in 1993, “Delitti a Luce Rossa” (1996),[20] he played Helmut in the Tv Series "Le Ragazze di Piazza di Spagna"(1998) directed by Jose Maria Sanchez,[21] he was cast in “Red Silk” (1999),[22] “Il Conte Di Melissa” (2000),[23] “Incubus” (2002),[24] "3 Women" directed in Luxembourg in 2003 by Luciano Emmer .[25] Arcangeli had moved to the United States, where he already had citizenship.[26] and immediately was cast as Popo in the Showtime/Viacom TV series "Zalman King's ChromiumBlue"(2002-2003).[27]

He later moved on to play darker roles, such as Carlton, his first American antagonist, opposite actor Jeffrey Wright in the 2004 thriller "Sin's Kitchen" directed by Fabien Pruvot.[28] Arcangeli has then worked in several other independent films, "Gameface" in 2007 directed by James Rhodimer,[29] the thriller "The Seer" (2007) directed by Luigi Desole,[30] and in Kurando Mitsutake's "Samurai Avenger:The Blind Wolf" in 2009.[31] In 2009 Arcangeli founded his Film production company Empire Films,inc. and he produced and starred in "House of Flesh Mannequins" directed by Domiziano Christopharo in 2009,[32] "Virus X" (2011)[33] and "The Ghostmaker"(2012) both released in the United States by Lions Gate Films,[34] and in the comedy "Scenes from a Gay Marriage".[35]

In 2013, along with his production company Empire Film's new business partner, Aaron Benore, and Jake Barsha of Right Hook Films, Arcangeli co-executive produced the mini-TV series The Bathroom Diaries (2013) in which he plays Snake, and starred in the feature film "The Brides of Sodom" directed by Creep Creepersin in 2013.[36] He appeared as "Chaka" in the second season of the TV series "Femme Fatales"in 2012,[37] in Giorgio Serafini's "Ambushed" (2013) aka "Thrill Kill",[38] in the futuristic thriller written and directed by Paul Hough "The Human Race"(2014)[39] and played the heavy "Larry" in Ivan Zuccon's psychological horror "Wrath of the Crows"(2014),[40]

In 2013, along with his production company Empire Film's new business partner, Aaron Benore, and Jake Barsha of Right Hook Films, Arcangeli co-executive produced the mini-TV series The Bathroom Diaries (2013) in which he plays Snake, an ex-child star.[41]

Selected filmography

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2013/01/28/brides-sodom-star-domiziano-arcangeli-brings-homoeroticism-horror
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.superiorpics.com/domiziano_arcangeli/
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ↑ http://www.davinotti.com/index.php?forum=10018338
  6. ↑ [2]
  7. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085377/
  8. ↑ [3]
  9. ↑ http://www.filmsdefrance.com/film-review/Love_of_a_Woman_1988.html
  10. ↑ http://www.peppelanzetta.it/index.php/cinema/80-qfrancescoq-1989
  11. ↑ [4]
  12. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237136/
  13. ↑ [5]
  14. ↑ http://www.filmsdefrance.com/film-review/L_ultimo_volo_all_inferno_1990.html
  15. ↑ http://www.filmsdefrance.com/film-review/Rito_d_amore_1990.html
  16. ↑ http://www.filmsdefrance.com/film-review/Demoni_3_1991.html
  17. ↑ http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-0VW9/belle-da-morire/
  18. ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lurlo-della-verita/
  19. ↑ http://www.filmsdefrance.com/film-review/Albert_Savarus_TV_1993.html
  20. ↑ http://www.filmsdefrance.com/film-review/Delitti_a_Luce_Rossa_1996.html
  21. ↑ http://tv.famousfix.com/tpx_690645/le-ragazze-di-piazza-di-spagna/
  22. ↑ http://www.filmaffinity.com/mx/film685043.html
  23. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211318/
  24. ↑ http://www.aullidos.com/pelicula.asp?id_pelicula=5987
  25. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330252/
  26. ↑ cite web|url=http://www.brutalashell.com/2010/01/interview-domiziano-arcangeli/%7Ctitle=Interview: Domiziano Arcangeli|last=Patterson|first=Marc|work=BrutalAsHell.com|date=2010-01-27|accessdate=2013-11-23
  27. ↑ [6]
  28. ↑ http://frenchfilms.info/reviews/FFI_Sin_s_Kitchen_2004.html
  29. ↑ http://www.flixster.com/movie/gameface/
  30. ↑ http://www.flixster.com/movie/the-seer/
  31. ↑ http://www.flixster.com/movie/samurai-avenger-the-blind-wolf/
  32. ↑ http://www.blu-ray.com/House-of-Flesh-Mannequins/293806/
  33. ↑ http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/17256-lionsgate-and-harris-unleash-virus-x/
  34. ↑ http://www.mediamikes.com/2012/11/dvd-review-the-ghostmaker/
  35. ↑ http://www.tlashop.com/scenes-from-a-gay-marriage/p-344168-2
  36. ↑ [7]
  37. ↑ [8]
  38. ↑ [9]
  39. ↑ [10]
  40. ↑ [11]
  41. ↑ http://www.empirefilms.net/the-bathroom-diaries.html
  42. ↑ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LA&p_theme=la&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10F0CF78DC56AF38&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Tinseltown Spywitness", Daily News of Los Angeles, January 8, 2006.
  43. ↑ Yvonne Sciò, http://www.ivg.it/2008/07/alassio-musica-e-divertimento-al-porto-e-alla-capannina/ Alassio, Al Porto la presentazione del film "House of flesh mannequins"], Il Vostro Giornale, July 29, 2008 (Italian)
  44. ↑ Paolo Zelati, "Goodbye Italia: un italiano che sta bene ad Hollywood", Interview, Movie Sushi, February 23, 2010 (Italian)
  45. ↑ Anteprima "House of Flesh Mannequins", Horror Magazine.it, July 13, 2010 (Italian)
  46. ↑ "House of Flesh Mannequins" distribuito da Elite Distribuzione, Cinemaitaliano.info, May 30, 2011 (Italian)
  47. ↑ Steve Barton, "Shoreline Entertainment Picks Up Three from Creep Creepersin", Dread Central, November 9, 2009.
  48. ↑ Mark Bell, My Name Is A by Anonymous, Review, Film Threat.com, January 16, 2012.
  49. ↑ name=The Ghostmaker/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462757/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1.
  50. ↑ Steve Barton, "Indie Horror Babes Face Off in the Wrath of the Crows", Dread Central, January 9, 2012.
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Daniel Reynolds, "Brides of Sodom Star Domiziano Arcangeli Brings Homoeroticism To Horror", The Advocate, January 28, 2013.

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