Claudio Amendola

• Name — Claudio Amendola • Born — 16 February 1963 • Birthplace — Rome, Italy • Occupation — * Actor • film director • television presenter • Years Active — 1983–present • Height — 1.74 m • Children — 3, including Alessia Amendola • Father — Ferruccio Amendola • Mother — Rita Savagnone • Relatives — Deddi Savagnone (aunt) Mario Amendola (great-uncle)

Born in Rome and the son of actors and voice dubbers Ferruccio Amendola and Rita Savagnone, Amendola started his movie career during the 1980s, playing comic roles in some Italian comedies directed by Carlo Vanzina. In 1987 he played his first dramatic role in Soldati - 365 all'alba, directed by Marco Risi, and in the following decade he confirmed his dramatic skills in some movies such as Ultra (1990) and The Escort (1993), both directed by Ricky Tognazzi. During the 2000s Amendola became a very popular television actor, acting in the popular fiction I Cesaroni, the Italian version of Los Serrano. In 2016, he was a judge on the first five seasons of the RAI programme Tale e quale show, the Italian adaptation of Your Face Sounds Familiar.

Amendola was married to actress Francesca Neri from 2010 until 2022 and they have a son together, Rocco. He also has two daughters from a previous marriage. One of them is voice actress Alessia Amendola.

• Year — Title — Role(s) — Notes • 1982 — Storia d'amore e d'amicizia — Davide — Miniseries • 1984 — Quei trentasei gradini — Pino — Miniseries • 1987 — L'ombra nera del Vesuvio — Nini Sposito — Miniseries • Professione vacanze — Antonio Palombelli — Episode: "A qualcuno piace il calcio" • Little Roma — Augusto — Main role • 1990 — Il colore della vittoria — Attilio Ferraris — Miniseries • 1991–1992 — Pronto soccorso — Augusto — Main role • 1991–1993 — Felipe ha gli occhi azzurri — Antonio Stasi — Main role • 1996 — Nostromo — Nostromo — Miniseries • 1999 — Squadra mobile scomparsi — Inspector Spada — Recurring role; 5 episodes • Jesus — Barabbas — Television film • 2000 — L'impero — Dario Ferri — Miniseries • 2001 — L'attentatuni - Il grande attentato — Cardine — Miniseries • 2002 — Napoléon — Joachim Murat — Miniseries • 2003 — Inferno Below — Antonino — Miniseries • 2005 — La caccia — Pietro Sacco — Miniseries • Cefalonia — Mikis — Television film • 2006 — 48 ore — Diego Montagna — Lead role • 2006–2014; 2026 — I Cesaroni — Giulio Cesaroni — Main role • 2010 — Tutti per Bruno — Inspector Bruno Miranda — Lead role • 2011 — Dov'è mia figlia? — Claudio Valle — Miniseries • 2016 — Lampedusa - Dall'orizzone in poi — Marco Serra — Miniseries • 2018–2022 — Carlo & Malik — Carlo Guerrieri — Lead role • 2023–2024 — Il patriarca — Nemesio Bandera — Lead role

His recorded language was Italian. He was the child of Ferruccio Amendola and Rita Savagnone. He married Francesca Neri. One child is recorded: Alessia Amendola. Other recorded relations include Deddi Savagnone, Mario Amendola, Michele Dall'Ongaro and Diego Croce.