Marcello Fonte

Marcello Fonte is an Italian actor. He received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Dogman.

Early life and education

Fonte lived his childhood and adolescence in the suburbs of Reggio Calabria, where at the age of 10 he learned to play the snare drum in the town's band. He then moved to Rome in 1999, where he worked as guardian at the Teatro Valle. Here he became passionate about acting, and was given small parts in television and film productions.

In 2018, Fonte received critical acclaim for his performance in Matteo Garrone's Dogman and was awarded the Best Actor Award at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. He was also awarded the European Film Award for Best Actor at the 31st European Film Awards for his performance in this film.

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