Raoul Bova
Raoul Bova (Italian pronunciation: [ˈraul ˈbɔːva]; born 14 August 1971) is an Italian actor. Bova's European film breakthrough was in the 1993 film Piccolo grande amore, and he's played romantic male leads in the following years. His American film credits include Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), Alien vs.
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Raoul Bova (Italian pronunciation: [ˈraul ˈbɔːva]; born 14 August 1971) is an Italian actor. Bova's European film breakthrough was in the 1993 film Piccolo grande amore, and he's played romantic male leads in the following years. His American film credits include Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), Alien vs.
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Raoul Bova (born 1971) is an actor, film actor and film director, among other activities, of Italian nationality. The actor was born in Rome. Languages used include English and Italian.
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Predator (2004) and The Tourist (2010).
Bova was born in Rome to a father from Roccella Ionica in Calabria and a mother from Acerra in Campania. At the age of 16, Bova became a local champion in the 100-metre backstroke. At the age of 21 he joined the Italian Army and performed his military duty in the Bersaglieri (sharpshooters) corps. He enrolled in the ISEF, the Italian Institute of Physical Education, but dropped out to pursue a career in acting. He studied at the school of Beatrice Bracco in Rome and also studied acting with Michael Margotta. After making his Italian television debut, Bova starred as a hunky watersports instructor in the 1993 romantic comedy film Pretty Princess. The following years, Bova played many leading roles in Italian romantic films. In 2002, he made his American film debut, appearing in the crime comedy Avenging Angelo. The following year, Bova played Diane Lane's love interest in the comedy-drama film Under the Tuscan Sun. In 2004, he co-starred opposite Sanaa Lathan in the science fiction film Alien vs. Predator. His other notable American film credits include The Tourist (2010), and All Roads Lead to Rome opposite Sarah Jessica Parker. On television, Bova had a recurring role in the ABC comedy-drama What About Brian from 2006 to 2007, and in 2018 starred as Pope Sixtus IV in the British-Italian period drama Medici. In 2019, he starred opposite Kate del Castillo in the Telemundo/Netflix crime drama series La Reina del Sur.
Personal life
Personal life
In March 2000, he married Chiara Giordano. In 2013, Bova and Giordano separated. That same year, he started dating actress Rocío Muñoz Morales, after the two had met on the film set of Immaturi – Il viaggio (2012). They had their first child in December 2015, the same month their film All Roads Lead to Rome was released. On 15 October 2010, Bova was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Bova is Roman Catholic.
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In the Media
Bova is known as one of Italy's handsomest men. He was dubbed "Sexiest Actor Alive" by Glamour Magazine. He was ranked #13 in the "World's Sexiest Men" list in 2008.

Italian actor Raoul Bova interviewed by FormezPA
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- 1.Pak nga jeta e Raul Bovës, aktori të dashur të viteve 90′. Exkluzive. 4 May 2019.
- 2.Raoul Bova biografia. ComingSoon.it.
- 3.Raoul Bova. Ecodelcinema. 2013-08-20.
- 4.AllMovie. Raoul Bova | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos.
- 5.AVP Production Notes. avp-movie.com.
- 6.Sarah Jessica Parker Starts Shooting 'All Roads Lead to Rome'. The Hollywood Reporter. 20 October 2014.
- 7.Meet Raoul Bova: 10 Things You Need To Know About The Sweet Villain Of 'La Reina Del Sur 2'. VIX.
- 8.Raoul Bova in Armani for Vanity Fair Italia, Italy Magazine, 11 October 2013.
- 9.Saltalamacchia, Stefania. Raoul Bova, nozze in famiglia. Vanity Fair Italia. 2017-05-15.
- 10.Raoul e Rocío hanno incontrato il Papa. Dipiù. 45. 104. 11 November 2022.
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