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New Zealand director, writer and actor
Paolo Rotondo is a New Zealand director, writer and actor of stage and screen.
Biography [ edit ]
Rotondo was born in Napoli , Italy, from a Neapolitan father and New Zealand mother of Irish descent. He grew up in Italy and moved to New Zealand when he was eleven.[1]
As an actor, Rotondo is best known for his character Andrew Solomon on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street . In 2016 he released his debut feature film "Orphans & Kingdoms" to great critical acclaim. He was a lead in the New Zealand feature film Stickmen . Television roles include on Xena: Warrior Princess , and When We Go to War . He was nominated for TV Guide Best actor' on two occasions. In 2016 Paolo played Johnny Torrio, Al Capone's infamous mentor in the US Television series The Making of the Mob: Chicago .[2]
As a writer Rotondo has written for film and theatre. The short films The Freezer and Dead Letters were both supported by the New Zealand Film Commission and are studied in New Zealand high schools.[3] Little Che inspired by The Motorcycle Diaries and Strange Resting Places co-written with Rob Mokaraka , produced by Taki Rua Productions and based on family stories of the Māori Battalion in Italy in World War II. Strange Resting Places was performed for over nine years and been published by Playmarket .[4] [5] [6] [7] Atamira . It aired on Māori TV on 25 April 2012 at 8.30pm.[8]
As a TV Commercial Director Paolo is represented by Flying Fish films New Zealand.[9] Orphans and Kingdoms which was released for general exhibition in April 2016.[10]
He lives in the Hawkes Bay with his partner Renee Mark and their two children.[11]
Rotondo and Mark run a regular national film festival called Cinema Italiano: The Italian Film Festival.[11]
Directing credits [ edit ]
Orphans & Kingdoms - Feature Film
The Freezer - Short Film
Dead Letters (Adaptation)
Writing credits [ edit ]
The Freezer (2003) - Short Film
Orphans & Kingdoms (2014) - Feature Film
Theatre [ edit ]
Little Che
Strange Resting Places (co-written with Rob Mokaraka)
Black Hands
Television [ edit ]
Theatre [ edit ]
Tartuffe
The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs : Performer for Silo Theatre
Little Dog Laughed Silo Theatre
Black Hands : Writer/Actor/Producer
Little Che : Writer/Actor/Producer
Strange Resting Places : Writer/Actor - Taki Rua Productions
Peer Gynt
Mr. Marmalade
Twelfth Night
Fond Love and Kisses : Rob - Downstage Theatre
The Butchers' Daughte r: Emilian & Others
A Streetcar Named Desire
Dog
NeverNever - BATS
The Young Baron Biaggio - Maidment Theatre
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Coriolanus
Nowhere Fast : Bevan - Maidment Theatre
Round About Thursday : Roger - Maidment Theatre
Voice-over [ edit ]
Rome Fantastic Film Festival Fantafestival (1997) Best Actor: for The Ugly [12]
Air New Zealand Screen Awards (2006) Best Script - Short Film: for Dead Letters [12]
Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards (2007) - Winner - Best New Playwright - Strange Resting Places [2]
Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards (2007) - Nomination - Production Of The Year - Strange Resting Places [2]
Museum and New Zealand Society of Authors Research grant (2015)[14]
TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice - Best Actor - Milan Brych - Cancerman
TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Nomination - Best Actor - The Insiders Guide to Happiness [2]
References [ edit ]
^ "NZ Screen Awards 2006" . nzonscreen. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Strange Resting Places, tour dates" . www.theatreview.co.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Salient review" . salient.org.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "BroadwayBaby review, 2014" . broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Fringe review, 2014" . fringereview.co.uk. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ "Atamira" . www.theatreview.org.nz . 17 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2021 .
^ "Profile: Paolo Rotondo, Director" . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ George Gardner, "Waiheke Island's Orphans & Kingdoms movie premieres on home turf," Stuff News, 13 April 2016
^ a b Mann, Britt (31 July 2020). "Love at first sight for Paolo Rotondo and Renee Mark" . Stuff . Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
^ a b c "Paolo Rotondo | NZ On Screen" . www.nzonscreen.com . Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
^ Screen, NZ On. "Paolo Rotondo | NZ On Screen" . www.nzonscreen.com . Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
^ "NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grants – Recipients Announced! | New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa" . Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
^ "SGCNZ Shakespeare's Globe International Actors' Fellowship :: Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ" . www.sgcnz.org.nz . Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
^ "Paolo Rotondo takes on the Italian Film Festival" . NZ Herald . Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
External links [ edit ]
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