Biography
Born in Monfalcone, Gorizia, Paolo Rossi graduated as a chemical expert, then he moved to Milan where he debuted on stage in 1978, in Dario Fo's Histoire du Soldat. After having been a member of the stage company "compagnia dell'Elfo" he started signing numerous theatrical monologues and stage plays of critical success that were paired in their style with the Commedia dell'arte, Brecht's and Molière's and for which he was referred to as "an Italic middle way between Dario Fo and Lenny Bruce". R...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Attitudini: Nessuna
2025
as Sé stesso

Gloria! The Making Of
2025
as Perlina
Margherita Vicario talks about the making of “GLORIA!” Between departments, preparation, shooting and post-production, straight to the BERLIN 2024 fes...
There Was A Comedian Called Cecchelin
2025
Life and career, lights and shadows, successes and misfortunes of Angelo Cecchelin, the greatest comic actor Trieste has ever had. Who was Angelo Cecc...

L'invenzione di noi due
2024
as Armando

Gloria!
2024
as Perlina
In late 18th century Venice, in a convent school for girls, Teresa, a student with prophetic gifts, joins forces with some amazing music-makers. They ...

Travelling Ghosts
2022
as Porter
A Greek filmmaker plans to shoot a film, following the footsteps of the Greek revolutionary Rigas Feraios. While visiting the cemetery, a small crowd ...

Olimpia's Way
2022
as Gimmi
Acqua e anice is a “dance hall road movie” about Olimpia, a legendary ballroom dancer and a fixture at local dance halls, who, at age seventy, dusts o...

Notes from a Women Salesman
2021
as Daytona
Set in 1978 Milan, Bravo lives his life among luxury clubs and illegal gambling dens in the company of his friend Daytona. Bravo defines himself as an...

Hidden Away
2020
The film tackles the life journey of Toni Ligabue, visionary naïf painter who used to draw tigers, lions and jaguars while living among the poplar tre...

La mia banda suona il pop
2020
as Jerry
The Russian magnate Ivanov dreams about having The Popcorn, his favorite Italian musical band from the 80s in Saint Petersburg.

Si muore tutti democristiani
2018
as Fulvio
Enrico, Fabrizio and Stefano are three left-winged friends.

Arpad Weisz
2018
as Narratore (voice)
This is an animated biography of Arpad Weisz told by Italian fans of his talent. Weisz was a Hungarian Jew, a talented football player and coach, whos...

Poor but Richer
2017
as Libero
The Tucci family discovers that they have not really lost all their money and, refusing to pay Italian taxes, decides to turn Torresecca into a tax ha...
Free-go
2013

Italian Movies
2013
Screenplay
Trieste la contesa
2012

Welcome to the North
2012
as Palmisan
Now in the Far North (i.e. Milan!), Alberto has accepted to manage a program for efficiency improvement in the Italian Post. He devotes all his time a...
RCL - Ridotte Capacità Lavorative
2010

Caffè Capo
2010
Writer

Niente paura
2010
as Sé stesso

Beket
2009
as Agente 08
Freak and Jajà, like Vladimir and Estragon, are in a no man’s land, with no date or time. Earth is no longer inhabited by humans but a few strange sur...

Centravanti Nato
2007

Il circo di Paolo Rossi
2005

Il Signor Rossi e la Costituzione
2003
as Paolo Rossi

Forbidden Grass
2002
All you wanted to know about THC and you were never told. A mix of documentary, comedy and live music to celebrate the Italian movement in favor of th...
Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese
2002
as Himself

Il grande botto
2000
Writer

Candlewick
1999
as Juror
Red-haired, sex-obsessed manchild Lucio lazes all day long with his friend Pino until he falls for the beautiful head of the local loony bin.

Nirvana
1997
as Joker
Jimi, a computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus which has given consciousness to the main character of the ...

Silenzio... si nasce
1996
as Il Piccolo
Two dizygotic twins in the womb become aware of their existence in a series of surrealistic situations.

Bits & Pieces
1996
Dive into the Eternal City – see Rome like you’ve never seen it before. Storefront robberies, bizarre murders, career dreamers, and cameos from Italy'...

Camerieri
1995
Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Four waiters and a cook working at a seaside restaurant hate one another but still keep working together for lack of better opportunities.

Musica per vecchi animali
1989
as Lee

Far North
1988
After generations of being apart, an accident brings a family back together and they begin to cope with their original issues.

I cammelli
1988
as Ferruccio Ferri
Ferruccio, who knows everything about camels, and Camillo, who acts as his manager, go to Milan to take part in a telequiz.

Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano)
1988
as Walter Zappa
A group of comedians are trying to be successful on stage. One night an important television network organises a public variety show to sort out some ...

Montecarlo Gran Casinò
1987
as Paolo Borghini
The misadventures of different Italian rascals who came to the famous Montecarlo Gran Casinò to get lucky.

Via Montenapoleone
1987
as Luca
Via Montenapoleone in Milan is the ritziest street in the city and here the destinies of several characters, playboys, models and gays cross and diver...

The Malady of Love
1986
as Laurent Vita
Physician Robert Briand (Robin Renucci) runs a leper colony in the 15th century that takes in new residents who suffer from the ravages of syphilis. W...

The Ferrywoman
1986
as Ciro
Giulì is a traveling puppeteer who meets Viola, a young ferrywoman who transports passengers on a raft. Giulì's desire is to have a child, so he build...
Una favola spinta
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